FOI Request - Legal Services Expenditure

Request 101002507267

Please provide the following information:
 

1. Full time equivalent trend of legally qualified professionals for the last three years

2. Total expenditure on internal legal services for the last three financial years 

3. Total expenditure on external legal services for the last three financial years

Response 30-07-2020

1. Since February 2019 - 8.4 FTE ( 1 manager, 2.9 seniors and 4.5 solicitors).

Prior to that - 9.8 FTE ( 1.9 managers. 3.9 seniors and 4 solicitors).

2.

2019/20 £678,255
2018/19 £660,828
2017/18 £641,643

3.

2019/20 £81,643
2018/19 £73,155
2017/18 £88,224