FOI Release: Legal Services
Published: 12 June 2025Freedom of information class: What we spend and how
Information request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
FOI reference: CW-2025-334
Date received: 28 May 2025
Date responded: 11 June 2025
Information requested:
1. The number of FTE employees who work in Registers of Scotland’s internal legal team, including all lawyers, solicitors, etc. in financial year 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25.
2. The total amount spent by Registers of Scotland on internal legal services, including the salaries of employees in the legal team, expenses, etc. in financial year 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25.
3. The total amount spent by Registers of Scotland on external legal services in financial year 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25.
Response:
2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of FTE internal legal team employees | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Amount spent on internal legal services | £161,511.15 | £200,206.28 | £215,567.62 |
Amount spent on external legal services | £95,657.34 | £81,730.00 | £105,173.39 |
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