Student Awards Agency Scotland legal services information: FOI release
- Published
- 2 July 2025
- Topic
- Money and tax, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500468089
- Date received
- 28 May 2025
- Date responded
- 24 June 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
The number of FTE employees who work in Student Awards Agency Scotland’s internal legal team, including all lawyers, solicitors, etc. in
a) Financial Year 2022/23,
b) Financial Year 2023/24, and
c) Financial Year 2024/25.
The total amount spent by Student Awards Agency Scotland on internal legal services, including the salaries of employees in the legal team, expenses, etc. in
a) Financial Year 2022/23,
b) Financial Year 2023/24, and
c) Financial Year 2024/25.
The total amount spent by Student Awards Agency Scotland on external legal services in
a) Financial Year 2022/23,
b) Financial Year 2023/24, and
c) Financial Year 2024/25.
Response
The number of FTE employees who work in Student Awards Agency Scotland’s internal legal team, including all lawyers, solicitors, etc. in
a) Financial Year 2022/23,
b) Financial Year 2023/24, and
c) Financial Year 2024/25.
0
The total amount spent by Student Awards Agency Scotland on internal legal services, including the salaries of employees in the legal team, expenses, etc. in
a) Financial Year 2022/23,
b) Financial Year 2023/24, and
c) Financial Year 2024/25.
£0.00
The total amount spent by Student Awards Agency Scotland on external legal services in
a) Financial Year 2022/23,
b) Financial Year 2023/24, and
c) Financial Year 2024/25.
£0.00
Please note that there is no spend on internal or external legal services by SAAS as an agency.
However, the legal costs contracted by SAAS on behalf of Scottish Government Ministers for activity relating to Higher Education during the financial years requested are as follows:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | £21,787 |
| 2023-2024 | £254,864 |
| 2024-2025 | £531,163 |
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG