Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 97035

Family Proceedings: Legal Costs

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average financial cost for people meeting their own legal fees in family court proceedings in each of the last five years.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The Ministry of Justice does not hold records on the average financial cost for people meeting their own legal fees in family court proceedings. These are private arrangements and there is no statutory requirement for them to be reported.