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Total spend on external legal advice since April 1, 2020: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
- The total spend, broken down by financial or calendar year, on external legal advice since April 1, 2020. (I.e. 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 to date)
- Please break this down by the list of associated cases or disputes, and their individual cost.
- If possible, please provide the final settlement or damages or other court mandated payment cost for any cases during which external legal advice was sought. If it is not possible to link each case to a settlement agreement, please provide the total cost of the settlements or payments.
Response
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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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