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Request reference number: MGLA030924-0278
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Summary of request
Request and response:
I can confirm that the GLA holds this information within scope of your request as follows:
- How many employees are part of your legal team?
- The GLA’s legal function is provided by Transport for London’s (TfL) legal team, which also provides legal services to the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, the London Legacy Develoment Corporation and the Old Oak Park Royal Development Corporation, as well as TfL. That team has 101 employees.
- Do you use external sources for legal advice and if so, what is the average monthly spend on external resources?
- The GLA’s external spend with TfL’s panel law firms was, on average, £165k per month in 2023/24.
- Do you use a legal research platform and if so, how much do you spend per month on this platform?
- TfL’s legal team does use a research platform, at a cost of £10k per month
- Who is responsible for the legal costs associated with the above questions?
- The GLA is responsible for costs directly attributed to it (such as those listed in response to question 2) and for a proportion of the costs that are attributable to TfL and all the entities it provides legal services to (such as those listed in response to question 3).