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<p>(a) A large proportion of DCMS's legal advice is provided by the Government Legal
Department (GLD) on an annual fixed fee basis. Additional legal advice is obtained
from GLD on an hourly rate basis and the Department regularly engages private sector
legal services from Counsel and external legal firms. Hourly rates are not available
without reviewing individual invoices from the various legal service providers, which
would incur disproportionate cost. Advice from counsel is, save for very limited and
exceptional circumstances, provided at rates which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/attorney-generals-panel-counsel-practical-information#rates.</p><p>
</p><p>(b) This information is not held centrally and to collect this information
would incur a disproportionate cost.</p>
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