Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 108638

Department of Health and Social Care: Legal Costs

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department spent on legal costs in the last five years.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The following table shows the total legal fees for the core Department per the audited annual reports from 2020/21 to 2024/25, rounded to the nearest thousand:2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21£46,087£37,975£35,799£37,482£39,694 The legal fees for the de...

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