Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 25829
Offences against Children: Legal Aid Scheme
Tabled: 22 January 2025
Answered: 30 January 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse was of legal aid for people (a) accused and (b) convicted for their involvement in grooming gangs, broken down by nationality [in each of the last five years].
Answer
Sarah SackmanThis information requested is not held centrally.There is no single criminal offence of ‘involvement in a grooming gang’. As such, the information recorded and tracked regarding offence type when applying for legal aid does not differentiate between defen...
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