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Dear Ards and North Down Borough Council,

How many solicitors are employed by your Council?
How many legal administrative staff (including para-legals) are employed by your Council?
What are the official job titles of those solicitors?
How many solicitors are part-time and full time?
How many legal administrative staff (including paralegals) are full time and part time?

Yours faithfully,

Linsey Preston

FOI, Ards and North Down Borough Council

Dear Ms Preston,

Thank you for your request for information to Ards and North Down Borough Council regarding solicitors and legal administrative staff. Your request has been processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and please see Council's response below.

How many solicitors are employed by your Council? 0. External legal firms provide Ards and North Down Borough Council's legal services.
How many legal administrative staff (including para-legals) are employed by your Council? 0. Please see response to your first question.
What are the official job titles of those solicitors? N/A - Please see response to your first question.
How many solicitors are part-time and full time? N/A - Please see response to your first question.
How many legal administrative staff (including paralegals) are full time and part time? N/A - Please see response to your second question.

We trust this is of assistance. However, should you be unhappy with the response you may request an Internal Review by contacting [Ards and North Down Borough Council request email]. Please note that requests for Internal Reviews must be submitted within two months from the date of this response. Further information on the Internal Review process is available on the Council’s website. In the event you are unhappy with the outcome of any Internal Review conducted by Council you may apply to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a review of our response. Please note that the ICO generally expects Internal Reviews to be completed prior to reviewing the decisions of public bodies.

Regards,

FOI Team
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Town Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
Tel: 0300 013 3333 ext 40718

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Dear FOI,

Please would you update me as to whether your Council now has solicitors or paralegals either appointed via the Council or an agency?

If a legal person has now been appointed what area of law do they advise upon please?

What is their salary grade or Council equivalent please?

Has a recommendation or decision been made by the Council to recruit (directly or via an agency) additional solicitors or persons to advise/assist with legal matters? If so - how many persons?

Yours sincerely,

Linsey Preston

FOI, Ards and North Down Borough Council

Dear Ms Preston,

Thank you for your request for information to Ards and North Down Borough Council regarding an update to FOI498/19-20/004. Your request has been processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and please see the Council's response below.

Please would you update me as to whether your Council now has solicitors or paralegals either appointed via the Council or an agency? The position remains unchanged since the last response, 0. External legal firms provide Ards and North Down Borough Council's legal services.

If a legal person has now been appointed what area of law do they advise upon please? N/A

What is their salary grade or Council equivalent please? N/A

Has a recommendation or decision been made by the Council to recruit (directly or via an agency) additional solicitors or persons to advise/assist with legal matters? No If so - how many persons? N/A

We trust this is of assistance. However, should you be unhappy with the response you may request an Internal Review by contacting [Ards and North Down Borough Council request email]. Please note that requests for Internal Reviews must be submitted within two months from the date of this response. Further information on the Internal Review process is available on the Council’s website. In the event you are unhappy with the outcome of any Internal Review conducted by Council you may apply to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for a review of our response. Please note that the ICO generally expects Internal Reviews to be completed prior to reviewing the decisions of public bodies.

Regards,

FOI Team
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Town Hall
The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
Tel: 0300 013 3333 ext 40718

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