Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 100371

Legal Aid Agency: Digital Technology

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025

Question

Ms Marie Rimmer

LabourSt Helens South and Whiston

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the Legal Aid Agency's Sign in to Legal Aid Services implementation has been delayed; what specific security issues have arisen; and when updates on its postponed launch will be made available.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The Department has worked around the clock to ensure that digital services were restored as swiftly and safely as possible. There has been no delay to implementation of the new secure single sign-in tool for LAA online services (SiLAS), which went live on...

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