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Supplementary written evidence from Stuart Gallimore

 

 

In response to Q717:

 

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  1. As requested the legal costs and the additional staff costs that the Committee was interested in are contained in the document

 

  1. Staffing costs re Tribunals ISEND Assessment and Planning Team – see table below

 

  1. Legal 2017/18

Our costs of defending SENDIST cases in 17/18 were –

Int legal costs - £46,552

Counsel -          £42,785

Total -             £ 89,337

 

  1. Legal 2018/19

Our costs of defending SENDIST cases in 18/19 were –

Int legal costs - £45,375

Counsel -          £39,623

Total -              £84,998

 

5.

 

2017/18

2018/19

 

Job Roles

TLs

£60,447

£18,250

 

TLs - Team Leaders

LMG2s

£25,736

£0

 

LMG2s - Deputy Managers

TOs

£9,901

£74,662

 

TO - Tribunal Officer

KAK

£13,225

£77,145

 

KAK - Consultant

Travel

£2,145

£2,600

 

Travel - Travel cost to hearings

Travel Witness

£4,290

£5,200

 

Travel Witness - Travel cost to hearings for witnesses *averaged at 2 witnesses per hearing

TOTAL

£115,744

£177,857

 

 

May 2019