Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) legal services spend: FOI release
- Published
- 17 September 2025
- Directorate
- Social Security Directorate
- Topic
- Money and tax, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500468496
- Date received
- 28 May 2025
- Date responded
- 9 June 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
1. The number of FTE employees who work in the Scottish Commission on Social Security’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.
2. The total amount spent by the Scottish Commission on Social Security 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.
3. The total amount spent by the Scottish Commission on Social Security on external legal services in a) Financial Year 2022/23, b) Financial Year 2023/24, and c) Financial Year 2024/25.
Response
The Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) has no spend on legal services of the kind requested. Please see below the completed template that you provided.
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FY 2022/23 |
FY 2023/24 |
FY 2024/25 |
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No. of FTE internal legal team employees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Amount spent on internal legal services |
£0 |
£0 |
£0 |
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Amount spent on external legal services |
£0 |
£0 |
£0 |
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
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