Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 100062

Legal Aid Agency: Cybercrime

Tabled: 15 December 2025

Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the costs incurred by Department as a result of the Legal Aid Agency data breach on 23 April 2025.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

This data breach was the result of serious criminal activity but it was enabled by the fragility of the LAA’s IT systems as a result of the long years of neglect and mismanagement of the justice system under the last Conservative Government. Upon taking o...

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