Dear [redacted]
REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 (FOISA)
Thank you for your freedom of information request regarding staff numbers and costs relating to legal services.
Please find below the external legal costs for the years requested. Consumer Scotland does not have an internal legal team.
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FY 2022/23 |
FY 2023/24 |
FY 2024/25 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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No. of FTE internal legal team employees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Amount spent on internal legal services |
£0 |
£0 |
£0 |
|
Amount spent on external legal services |
£19,000 |
£9,000 |
£0 |
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If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by writing to;
Sam Ghibaldan,
Chief Executive
Consumer Scotland
Thistle House,
91 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh,
EH12 5HD
Or by email to: corporateservices@consumer.scot
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Yours sincerely
Sally Sandground
Data Protection Officer