Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 123079

Government Legal Department: Solicitors

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

ConservativeSolihull West and Shirley

To ask the Solicitor General, how many trainee solicitors who undertook a training contract with the Government Legal Department left upon completion in each of the past five years.

Answer

Ellie Reeves
The Government Legal Department’s (GLD) Legal Trainee Scheme is a two‑year programme. Accordingly, the year of completion reflects cohorts who began their training contracts two years earlier.The number of trainee solicitors who undertook a training contr...

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