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Published: 19 June 2025

FOI 2025/26-019 - FTE employees in legal team and spend on internal and external legal services – 2022/23 to 2024/25

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Report Summary

Issued 9 June 2025, this FOI response provides information on the number of FTE employees in the Authority's legal team and spend on internal and external legal services from 2022/23 to 2024/25.

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Request

Your request for information dated 28 May 2025 is copied below.

I am writing to request the following information under Freedom of Information legislation.

  1. The number of FTE employees who work in the Scottish Police Authority’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 Police Authority 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 Police Authority on external legal services in a) Financial Year 2022/23, b) Financial Year 2023/24, and c) Financial Year 2024/25.

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