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Legal Aid Agency: Cybercrime

Commons · Question 53429 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 27 May 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to inform applicants for Legal Aid that their personal data was compromised in the cyber attack on the Legal Aid Agency on 23 April 2025.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 27 May 2025

To ensure the best chance of reaching as many potentially impacted individuals as possible the Ministry of Justice published a notice as swiftly as possible at 08:15 on 19 May on GOV.UKThe statement provides information about the cyber attack and directs ...