Written Question·Home Office·UIN 91091

National Crime Agency: Translation Services

Tabled: 14 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the National Crime Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

Answer

Sarah Jones

The National Crime Agency has spent around the following amounts on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five financial years:

  • 2020/21 – £0.9m
  • 2021/22 – £0.9m
  • 2022/23 – £1.2m
  • 2023/24 – £1.4m
  • 2024/25 – £1.3m

These figures include both translation and interpretation costs.