|
answer text |
<p>Each Department is responsible for defending actions brought against them and makes
their own arrangements for doing so. There is no central record of all court cases
brought against the Government and therefore it is not possible to identify either
the total number of cases or the cost of them.</p><p>However, most central government
bodies instruct the Government Legal Department to conduct their litigation. Since
the 2010-11 financial year the Government Legal Department has been instructed by
government bodies in almost 200,000 cases costing about £570 million (including VAT).</p>
|
|