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Student Awards Agency Scotland legal services information: FOI release

Published
2025-07-02
Received
2025-05-28
Responded
2025-06-24
Directorate
Topic
Money and tax, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

The number of FTE employees who work in Student Awards Agency Scotland’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.

The total amount spent by Student Awards Agency Scotland 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.

The total amount spent by Student Awards Agency Scotland on external legal services in

a) Financial Year 2022/23,

b) Financial Year 2023/24, and

c) Financial Year 2024/25.

Response

The number of FTE employees who work in Student Awards Agency Scotland’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.

The total amount spent by Student Awards Agency Scotland 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.

£0.00

The total amount spent by Student Awards Agency Scotland on external legal services in

a) Financial Year 2022/23,

b) Financial Year 2023/24, and

c) Financial Year 2024/25.

£0.00

Please note that there is no spend on internal or external legal services by SAAS as an agency.

However, the legal costs contracted by SAAS on behalf of Scottish Government Ministers for activity relating to Higher Education during the financial years requested are as follows:

Year Value 2022-2023 £21,787 2023-2024 £254,864 2024-2025 £531,163

About FOI

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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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