Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 67456

Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration

Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been given legal aid for cases in relation to immigration offences in each of the last five years.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.