Scottish Parliament spent more than £40,000 on legal advice
Daily MailThe Scottish Parliament spent more than £40,000 on legal advice as MSPs investigated the government's handling of sexual harassment allegations against Alex Salmond. The bill for external legal advice to both the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Sexual Harassment Complaints and the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body came to £41,633, papers released by Holyrood show. The cross-party inquiry was set up after a successful judicial review by former First Minister Alex Salmond He was awarded a maximum payout of £512,250 after the Scottish Government conceded the case a week before it was due to be heard in court because of prior contact between investigating officer Judith Mackinnon and two of the women who made complaints. The latest papers come after it was revealed that a Police Scotland detective chief superintendent - whose identity is unknown - had warned against the Scottish Government going public about its investigation of Alex Salmond.
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