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Government Departments: Mediation

Asked by Sir Julian SmithConservativeAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 54258

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using mediation in disputes in which the Government is a party in a (a) private and (b) public law capacity.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

The Government conducts litigation in accordance with the relevant court rules and considers the individual circumstances of a dispute before deciding on an appropriate course of action, which may include mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

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