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Scottish Prison Service Policy for the Management of Transgender People in Custody Operational Guidance spend: FOI release

Published
2026-05-14
Received
2026-02-10
Responded
2026-02-25
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

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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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Correspondence Unit Email: contactus@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrew's House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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