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Courts: Interpreters

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 20 November 2025UIN 91037

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of interpreters used in the court system in each of the last fives years; and what languages these interpreters were for.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

The Ministry of Justice uses interpreting and translation services provided under contract.The information requested is not held centrally.

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