You asked:
I would like to know the amount of money your department spent on the services of external law firms and barristers for the year ending 31 March 2017.
Please exclude legal services provided by the Government Legal Department. However, please include legal services that the Government Legal Department has outsourced to a third party.
We said:
Thank you for your request.
The total expenditure on legal services as defined in this request was approximately £43,000 for the financial year ending 31 March 2017.
We do not hold information detailing services outsourced by the Government Legal Department.