Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 86759

Armed Forces: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour PartyFoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84961 on Armed Forces: Northern Ireland, whether there were any remuneration capping arrangements applied to legal costs incurred in the defence of Soldier F;

Answer

Al Carns
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) did not impose any cap on the legal costs associated with the defence of Soldier F. Schedule 1 of the Legal Aid for Crown Court Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2005 does not apply to costs funded by the MOD. The ...

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