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Legal Aid Scheme

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67454

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was given in legal aid to people accused of (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) terrorism offences in each of the last five years.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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