Legal expenses in Employment Tribunals

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Dear West London NHS Trust,

Please would you tell me-

1.The total annual legal expenses made in the last 5 years Including the legal costs incurred for defending cases and Solicitors' salary in Employment Tribunals as it is tax payers money it would be good to know in public interests.

2. What is the percentage of this expense from the Hospital Board's total annual allocated
expenses please over the last 5 years please?

Yours faithfully,

Dr Amit Mukherjee

foi foi, West London NHS Trust

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Dear Dr Mukherjee,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request (our ref: 189). We will
aim to respond within 20 working days.

 

Kind regards,

 

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FOI & SAR Officer
West London NHS Trust

 

 

 

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foi foi, West London NHS Trust

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Dear Dr Mukherjee,

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request (our ref 189). Please
find below our response:

 

1.The total annual legal expenses made in the last 5 years Including the
legal costs incurred for defending cases and Solicitors' salary in
Employment Tribunals as it is tax payers money it would be good to know in
public interests.

 

Response:           The legal expenses over the last 5 years is as below:

 

2016/17               £70K

2017/18               £1,424K

2018/19               £374K

2019/20               £572K

2020/21               £377K

 

2. What is the percentage of this expense from the Hospital Board's total
annual allocated

expenses please over the last 5 years please?

 

Response:           In 2016/17 Trust expenditure was £231m and has
increased year on year to £347m in 2020/21.

This represents on average about 0.1%.

 

If you are dissatisfied with this response and wish to appeal then please
let me know by writing to:

Information Governance Department

Trust Headquarters

1 Armstrong Way

Southall

UB2 4SD

 

Or alternatively, you can email: [1][email address]

 

Any complaints will be dealt with through our Internal Review procedure.
If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner using the following
contact details:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

 

Thank you.

 

Kind regards,

 

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FOI & SAR Officer
West London NHS Trust

 

 

From: foi foi <[West London NHS Trust request email]>
Sent: 18 June 2021 12:40
To: Amit Mukherjee <[FOI #764586 email]>
Cc: foi foi <[West London NHS Trust request email]>
Subject: FOI (our ref 189) Freedom of Information request - Legal expenses
in Employment Tribunals

 

Dear Dr Mukherjee,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request (our ref: 189). We will
aim to respond within 20 working days.

 

Kind regards,

 

[3]signature
FOI & SAR Officer
West London NHS Trust

 

 

 

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