Publication - FOI/EIR release

Scottish Forestry legal action costs: FOI release

Published: 16 September 2025
Topic: Law and order, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202500464460
Date received: 1 May 2025
Date responded: 21 May 2025

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

Information requested

1. The total legal costs to Scottish Forestry, in the last year, to deal with any legal action brought against it.

2. Please can you provide a breakdown of the costs in terms of what legal action they relate to.

Response

1. The total legal costs to Scottish Forestry, in the last year, to deal with any legal action brought against it.

To date Scottish Forestry has received no invoices in relation to any legal action.

2. Please can you provide a breakdown of the costs in terms of what legal action they relate to.

Please see answer to question 1.

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Contact

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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
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