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 SackmanExpenditure 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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