Tuesday, 25 November 2025

PQ: 25 November 2025

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HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Translation Services

Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 25 November 2025.


John Hayes Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings

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


Sarah Sackman The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice

The information requested can be found in the table 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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