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Ministry of Justice:
Translation Services
Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 30 June 2025.
Rupert Lowe Independent,
Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much their Department has
spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for languages other than (i) British
Sign Language and (ii) languages native to the UK for people contacting (A)
their Department and (B) its agencies in 2025.
Alex Davies-Jones The
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
The Ministry of Justice has a statutory duty to provide language
services to enable access to justice for users for whom English is not their
first language and those who require visual and tactile services, under the
provisions of the Equality Act.
Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services
offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of
service delivery.
The total cost of translation and interpretation services in FY24/25 was
£30,208,228.05, excluding British Sign Language and the Welsh language.
To support the answer to part b, the below tables show the split per
contract and per commissioning body for FY 24/25. These tables include
interpretation and translation services only.
Lot 1 Contract (Face to Face)
Excludes: English
|
Commissioning Body
|
Total FY 24/25
|
|
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
|
£25,921,301.19
|
|
The Probation Service
|
£1,116,839.04
|
|
Crown Prosecution Service
|
£316,223.31
|
|
Cafcass
|
£241,885.26
|
|
HM Prison Service
|
£105,849.83
|
|
Legal Aid Agency
|
£77,950.08
|
|
Office of the Public Guardian
|
£3,510.95
|
|
HM Inspectorate of Prisons
|
£815.90
|
|
Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
|
£189.34
|
|
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
|
£329.20
|
|
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
|
£50.65
|
|
Total
|
£27,784,944.75
|
Translation & Transcription Contract
Excludes Language pairs:
English (United Kingdom) > Welsh (United Kingdom)
Welsh (United Kingdom) > English (United Kingdom)
English (United Kingdom) > English (United Kingdom)
|
Commissioning Body
|
Total FY 24/25
|
|
HM Prison Service
|
£1,485,869.95
|
|
Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
|
£284,540.39
|
|
The Probation Service
|
£280,647.57
|
|
Crown Prosecution Service
|
£143,853.76
|
|
Cafcass
|
£116,820.56
|
|
HM Courts and Tribunals Service
|
£64,112.15
|
|
Independent Monitoring Authority
|
£6,057.43
|
|
HQ
|
£4,012.18
|
|
Office of the Public Guardian
|
£6,496.96
|
|
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
|
£1,095.89
|
|
Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
|
£24,431.67
|
|
HMIPEW
|
£3,479.31
|
|
Independent Monitoring Board
|
£270.13
|
|
Legal Aid Agency
|
£11.56
|
|
Parole Board
|
£1,382.34
|
|
HM Inspectorate of Prisons
|
£201.45
|
|
Total
|
£2,423,283.30
|
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2025-06-20.61620.h
Home Office:
Translation Services
Home Office written question – answered at on 30 June 2025.
Rupert Lowe Independent,
Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much their
Department has spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for languages
other than (i) British Sign Language and (ii) languages native to the UK for
people contacting (A) their Department and (B) its agencies in 2025.
Seema Malhotra The
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
The information requested is not currently available from published
statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the
purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2025-06-20.61616.h
Department for Work
and Pensions: Translation Services
Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 30
June 2025.
Rupert Lowe Independent,
Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much their
Department has spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for languages
other than (i) British Sign Language and (ii) languages native to the UK for
people contacting (A) their Department and (B) its agencies in 2025.
Andrew Western The
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
In 2025 so far, within the stipulations, there has been spent on:
(a) Translation = £470,542.73
(b) Interpretation = £3,248,467.21
Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services
offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of
service delivery.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2025-06-20.61622.h
Ministry of Housing,
Communities and Local Government: Translation Services
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government written question –
answered at on 30 June 2025.
Rupert Lowe Independent,
Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local
Government, how much their Department has spent on (a) translation and (b)
interpretation for languages other than (i) British Sign Language and (ii)
languages native to the UK for people contacting (A) their Department and (B)
its agencies in 2025.
Alex Norris Parliamentary
Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
MHCLG spent £59,064.46 on translation and interpretation services in
FY24/25, excluding the languages specified in the question.
MHCLG does not report on translation and interpretation separately.
MHCLG does not pay for these costs for any of its agencies.
Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services
offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standards of
service delivery.
