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Council's expenditure on expert witnesses in public law family court proceedings
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I am writing to request information regarding the Council's expenditure on expert witnesses in public law family court proceedings. Please provide the following information for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 (from 01/01/25 until 16/05/25, or when you choose to respond to this):
1. The total amount spent on expert witnesses in public law family court proceedings (e.g. care proceedings under the Children Act 1989) by Wokingham Council.
a) 2022:
b) 2023:
c) 2024:
d) 2025 (from 01/01/25 until 16/05/25, or when you choose to respond to this):
2. A breakdown of the types of experts instructed (e.g. psychologists, psychiatrists, independent social workers, medical professionals, etc.) and the total spend per category.
a) 2022:
b) 2023:
c) 2024:
d) 2025 (from 01/01/25 until 16/05/25, or when you choose to respond to this):
3. A list of the top 10 experts or expert firms by total spend between 2022 and 2025 (inclusive). Please provide the name of the expert or firm where this does not breach the data protection exemption as well as how much was spent on each individual or firm. If this breaches a cost exemption, please only disclose the top 5 experts.
a) 2022:
b) 2023:
c) 2024:
d) 2025 (from 01/01/25 until 16/05/25, or when you choose to respond to this):
