HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Translation Services
John Hayes MP: 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:
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:
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.
