FOI Ref: 0035FOI2021

28^th July 2020

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request/ Response

Please could you supply the following information?

1. In the year 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 what was your expenditure for external legal support?

• 2018/19 = £433k
• 2019/20 = £158k

2. What is this as a proportion of your overall budget?

• 2018/19 = 0.05%
• 2019/20 = 0.02%

3. Do you have any qualified legal professionals in your organisation and, if so, what are their job titles?

No qualified legal profession roles.