Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 67539
Courts and Prisons: Translation Services
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Lewis Cocking
Conservative — Broxbourne
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation services in the (i) courts and (ii) prison system in the last financial year.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThe Ministry of Justice has a statutory duty to provide Language Services to enable access to justice for users for whom English is not their first language and those who require visual and tactile services, under the provision of the Equality Act. Langua...
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