Misogyny Bill legislation costs: FOI release
- Published
- 17 September 2025
- Directorate
- Justice Directorate
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500465297
- Date received
- 8 May 2025
- Date responded
- 3 June 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
You asked for “the total cost incurred by the Scottish Government in considering plans for misogyny legislation over the last five years”
Response
Please see below a response to your request:
|
Project/Publication |
Cost |
|
Fee paid to Baroness Kennedy |
£109,117.20 (inclusive of VAT) |
|
Publication costs associated with Working Group |
£8,182.18 (inclusive of VAT) |
|
Venue hire for report findings launch |
£600 (inclusive of VAT) |
|
Publication of consultation paper |
£854.24 (inclusive of VAT) |
|
Analysis of responses received |
£23,610 (inclusive of VAT) |
|
Publication of consultation analysis |
£1304.51 (inclusive of VAT) |
|
Total cost: £143,668.13 (inclusive of VAT) |
|
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