Department for Education: Translation Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 11236 on Department for Education: Translation Services, for what reason the spend increased in 2025/26.
Answered by Olivia Bailey
The department’s spending on translation services in the 2025/26 financial year increased by £20,573.80 compared with the 2024/25 financial year. As outlined in the department’s response to Question 11236, the increase in expenditure predominantly relates to:
- £6,226.18 – translation of departmental safeguarding guidance for parents, relating to children in out-of-school settings.
- £4,100.54 – translation of consultation documents affecting disabled students, into British Sign Language.
- £9,120.00 – translation services provided for overseas delegates attending the UK-hosted Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education summit.
There were no comparable, high-value translation activities undertaken by the department in 2024/25, where translation costs were £1,159.02 and related to:
- A ‘Childcare Choices’ leaflet.
- Kinship care.
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