Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87520
Prisons: Translation Services
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) translators and (b) interpreters have worked in the prison estate since 2018; and what the total cost to the public purse was for their services.
Answer
Jake RichardsHMPPS uses translation services provided under contract. These services provide translation by phone and do not require translators to physically come onto the prison estate. There may be specific occasions where in person translators are required but we ...
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