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Gender Representation on Public Board (Scotland) Act 2018 judicial review legal costs: FOI release

Published: 15 April 2021
Directorate: Legal Services (Solicitor to the Scottish Government)
Topic: Law and order, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202100167359
Date received: 1 March 2021
Date responded: 23 March 2021

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information requested

Information on how much the Scottish Government has spent on legal bills defending the judicial review on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018? This should cover the period up until the substantive hearing on 7th and 8th January 2021.

Response

The Scottish Government has spent £32,819 on legal costs for the judicial review on the Gender Representation on Public Board (Scotland) Act 2018.

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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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