Department for Exiting the European Union: Legal Profession
(asked on 19th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many legally trained staff are contracted to his Department for the purposes of their legal expertise; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 24th October 2016
The Department for Exiting the European Union has a dedicated legal team that is provided by the Government Legal Department. That team includes 28 qualified lawyers.