Ministry of Justice: Translation Services
Commons · Question 61623 · Tabled 20 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much their Department has spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for languages other than (i) British Sign Language and (ii) languages native to the UK for people contacting (A) their Department and
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 30 Jun 2025
The Ministry of Justice has a statutory duty to provide language services to enable access to justice for users for whom English is not their first language and those who require visual and tactile services, under the provisions of the Equality Act.Langua...