Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 25441
Legal Aid Scheme: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse of legal aid for foreign national offenders was, broken down by nationality, in each of the last ten years.
Answer
Sarah SackmanThis information requested is not held centrally.Where proceedings are before a court or tribunal in England or Wales, legal aid is available to individuals who qualify for services irrespective of their nationality or usual place of residence. As nationa...
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