- Can you provide council’s spending figures for internal legal services (i.e. in-house legal teams etc.) for the last three years? (Between April 6 – April 5 , 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24) Broken down by year and amount.
- How much has the council spent on external legal services in the same three years? Broken down by year and amount.
In response to both queries, please see the table below:
| 23/4 | 22/3 | 21/2 | |
| £000 | £000 | £000 | |
| Legal Team net spend | £ 2,920 | £ 2,727 | £ 2,539 |
| External Legal disbursements | £ 4,189 | £ 2,726 | £ 2,438 |
| £ 7,109 | £ 5,453 | £ 4,977 |