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Legal costs for judicial review on gender representation on public boards: FOI release

Published
2023-12-12
Received
2023-10-07
Responded
2023-11-02
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

You asked for the total legal costs to date for the judicial review on the statutory guidance for the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, with a break down to show the costs for the judicial review and the costs since then relating to the appeal.

Response

The answer to your question is that the legal costs incurred by Ministers, at the date of your request on 7/10/2023, are as follows: (a) Total legal costs for petition at the outer house stage - £37,711 (b) Legal costs for the inner house ( appeal ) - £1,264 About FOI

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Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG

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