FOI 25-236 Legal Expenses
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 25-236 Legal Expenses
- Request Date
- 28 May 2025
- Response Date
- 02 Jun 2025
- Information Requested
1. The number of FTE employees who work in the Scottish Ambulance Service Board’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 Ambulance Service Board 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 Ambulance Service Board on external legal services in a) Financial Year 2022/23, b) Financial Year 2023/24, and c) Financial Year 2024/25.
- Response
The Scottish Ambulance Service does not employ an internal legal team; it is for this reason we have applied section 17 of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002 to Q1 &Q2 as information not held.
No. of FTE internal legal team employees - Not Applicable
Amount spent on internal legal services - Not Applicable
Amount spent on external legal services
FY 2022/13 - £520,000
FY 2023/24 - £678,000
FY 2024/25 - £646,000
