Please could you supply me with details of how much money was spent on legal action and or Solicitor fees in 2022? I would appreciate the information being broken down per council department.
We can confirm the information below and we should clarify:
- * the figures refer to financial year 2022/2023 rather than calendar year 2022
- * they exclude any external legal disbursements incurred by schools
- * all external legal disbursements are ex-vat
- * all in-house costs are net of any income received from schools / external customers
| In-House legal team net costs | |
| Safeguarding | £ 1,784,758 |
| Litigation | £ 378,431 |
| Conveyancing | £ 432,820 |
| Adult Social Care | £ 305,584 |
| Management, Insurance & Landcharges | -£ 270,546 |
| Sub-total | £ 2,631,047 |
| External legal disbursement costs | |
| Integrated Adult Social Care | £ 265,683 |
| Public Health, Communities & Prosperity | £ 59,438 |
| Corporate Services | £ 77,732 |
| Children & Young people’s Futures | £ 2,027,164 |
| Climate Change, Environment & Transport | £ 174,857 |
| DCC led partnerships | £ 25,118 |
| Sub-total | £ 2,629,990 |
| Total Cost | £ 5,261,037 |