Department for Education: Translation Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on translation services in each of the last five financial years.
Answered by Olivia Bailey
The amounts that the department spent on translation services in the years between 1 April 2022 and 18 June 2026 are as follows:
Financial Year | Spend on Translation Services |
2022/23 | £7,933.47 |
2023/24 | £2,023.20 |
2024/25 | £1,159.02 |
2025/26 | £21,732.82 |
2026/27 (to 18 June 2026) | £3,766.93 |
Total Spend | £36,615.44 |
The much higher spend in year 2025/26 was driven principally by three specific items of translation spend:
(i) Safeguarding guidance aimed at parents relating to children in out-of-school settings.
(ii) Consultation documents affecting disabled students into British Sign Language.
(iii) UK hosted summit on artificial intelligence safety in education, requiring translation services for overseas delegates.
Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →