You asked
I would like to know the amount of money your department spent on the services of external law firms and barristers for the year ending 31 March 2016.
We said
The total amount of money spent by the organisation on the services of external legal firms and barristers for the financial year ending 31 March 2016 was £26.3k excluding the amounts paid over to the Government Legal Department. We do not hold any information on whether any of the work was outsourced to third parties by the Government Legal Department.