Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 31573

Legal Aid Scheme: Undocumented Migrants

Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of legal aid for irregular migrants in 2024.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
Expenditure data for irregular migrants across all legal aid schemes 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 immigrati...
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