Written questions

Legal Aid Scheme: Expenditure

Commons · Question 58630 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on legal aid in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 18 Jun 2025

Information about legal aid expenditure is published on a quarterly basis. The requested information can be accessed via this link. See tables 1.1 (Criminal Legal Aid) and 1.2 (Civil Legal Aid). These figures represent the closed case expenditure i.e. the...