Asylum: Appeals
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the total cost to the public purse of (a) translation and (b) interpretation for foreign languages with regards to asylum claim appeals.
Answered by Sarah Sackman
The Ministry of Justice holds some, but not all, of the information requested. The information available for the most recent full financial year is set out below.
Interpretation spend in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber (asylum claim appeals) for FY25/26 was as follows:
FY | Interpretation spend |
FY25/26 | £5,811,761 |
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