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Prisons: Translation Services
Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 21 November 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the total cost of (a) translation and (b) interpretation services in the prison system for each of the last five years.
The requested information has been provided in the tables below.
Translation:
FY |
Translation |
FY21-22 |
£ 83,462.46 |
FY22-23 |
£ 137,213.31 |
FY23-24 |
£ 280,071.34 |
FY24-25 |
£ 328,526.54 |
FY25-26 |
£ 142,303.32 |
Total |
£ 971,576.97 |
Interpreting:
FY |
Interpreting |
FY21/22 |
£ 133,776.35 |
FY22/23 |
£ 125,495.41 |
FY23/24 |
£ 163,546.08 |
FY24/25 |
£ 161,212.42 |
FY25/26 |
£ 105,987.79 |
Total |
£ 690,018.05 |
The Ministry of Justice has a statutory duty to provide Language Services to enable access to justice for users whom English is not their first language. Language Service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery.
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Courts: Translation Services
Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 21 November 2025.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the total cost of (a) translation and (b) interpretation services in the court system for each of the last five years.
The information requested can be found in the tables below.
Translation:
FY |
Translation |
FY21-22 |
£ 51,231.54 |
FY22-23 |
£ 113,487.07 |
FY23-24 |
£ 140,829.23 |
FY24-25 |
£ 126,433.75 |
FY25-26 |
£ 78,995.19 |
Total |
£ 510,976.78 |
Interpreting:
FY |
Interpreting |
FY21/22 |
£ 22,225,742.45 |
FY22/23 |
£ 27,362,968.49 |
FY23/24 |
£ 31,022,423.14 |
FY24/25 |
£ 32,390,150.55 |
FY25/26 |
£ 20,517,115.66 |
Total |
£ 133,518,400.29 |
The Ministry of Justice has a statutory duty to provide Language Services to enable access to justice for users whom English is not their first language. Language Service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery.
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