Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 63923

Legal Aid Scheme

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to resolve ongoing issues with accessing the legal aid portal.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
This is an unprecedented event involving sophisticated organised crime. Every effort is being made to restore systems following the criminal attack on our services. The Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital services have been taken offline to negate the threat...

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