FOI/202600505937 · FOI · unclear
Scottish Prison Service Policy for the Management of Transgender People in Custody Operational Guidance spend: FOI release
Information requested
How much has the Scottish Government spent to date on the judicial review of the Scottish Prison Service Policy for the Management of Transgender People in Custody Operational Guidance, which began on 3 February?
Response
When the Scottish Government is brought into legal actions, we require to ensure Scottish Government interests are effectively represented while always seeking to ensure legal costs are kept to a minimum. The legal costs incurred to the date of request by the Scottish Government in answering these proceedings raised by For Women Scotland amount to £159,402.50.
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