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Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) legal services spend: FOI release

Published
2025-09-17
Received
2025-05-28
Responded
2025-06-09
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

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

Response

The Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) has no spend on legal services of the kind requested. Please see below the completed template that you provided.

FY 2022/23 FY 2023/24 FY 2024/25 No. of FTE internal legal team employees 0 0 0 Amount spent on internal legal services £0 £0 £0 Amount spent on external legal services £0 £0 £0

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