Public Inquiries: Legal Representation
Commons · Question 69919 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Ian Byrne
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much from the public purse has been spent on legal representation in public inquests and inquiries in each year between 2020 and July 2025.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 2 Sep 2025
For statutory inquiries, section 40 of the Inquiries Act 2005 gives the Chair the power to award funding for legal representation subject to conditions imposed by the Sponsoring Minister. Details of these costs and of the cost of an inquiry’s legal suppor...