Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 97033

Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

Tabled: 3 December 2025

Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average cost per case to the public purse of providing legal aid in family proceedings for which the latest data is available.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

For financial year 2024-2025 the average legal aid expenditure in family proceedings(1) was £4,551 for private family law cases e.g. proceedings concerning child arrangements orders and £10,058 for public family law cases e.g. care and supervision proceed...

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