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Chair of the Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland Working Group payment details: FOI release

Published: 14 January 2026
Directorate: Justice Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202500486862
Date received: 30 September 2025
Date responded: 24 October 2025

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

Information requested

How much money has the Scottish Government given to Helena Kennedy in the last five years, with a breakdown of what the money went to?

Response

The answer to your question is that Baroness Helena Kennedy has received one payment from the Scottish Government between 30 September 2020 – 30 September 2025.

Baroness Kennedy was paid £90,931.00 (£109,117.20 inclusive of VAT) on 22 March 2022 for her role as Chair of the Misogyny and Criminal Justice in Scotland Working Group.

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