PQ: 24 November 2025

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HM Prison and Probation Service: Translation Services

Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 24 November 2025.

John Hayes Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Prison and Probation Service has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

Jake Richards Assistant Whip, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

The information requested can be found 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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Crown Prosecution Service: Translation Services

Attorney General written question – answered at on 24 November 2025.

John Hayes Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.

Ellie Reeves Party Chair, Labour Party, The Solicitor-General

There has been a significant increase in demand, as well as costs for translation services post Covid. This has led to a necessary increase in expenditure on translation and interpretation services. We continue to regularly monitor expenditure to ensure best value for money for taxpayers.

Crown Prosecution Service has spent the following on translation and interpretation services over the last five financial years:

Financial year	Spend
2020-21	£484,087
2021-22	£811,458
2022-23	£888,170
2023-24	£1,012,710
2024-25	£1,104,021