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Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 1 April 2025UIN 40618

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost was of providing translation services in her Department in the last year.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

The total cost of providing translation services for financial year 24/25 (April 2024 – Feb 2025) was £2,598,485.36.


This figure is representative of the spend by HM Prison and Probation Service under its translation and transcription contract with an external provider.

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