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<p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) incurred the following legal expenditure
with DWF over the last 5 years:</p><p> </p><p>a) Legal costs in issuing notices related
to breach of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Personal Protective Equipment)
Regulations 1999 - £31,104 in 2023. Nil return for information related to prior years.</p><p>
</p><p>b) Total legal spend with DWF (inclusive of spend detailed in part a) over
the last 5 years is detailed below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Payment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>£9,701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>£10,849</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>£15,079</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>£13,501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>£472,869</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>£1,382,895</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The change in total spend profile with this legal services provider reflects
the fact that the MCA has reduced its suppliers to consolidate and reduce overall
costs by utilising the framework for procurement of legal services.</p><p> </p><p>
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