Written questions

Legal Aid Agency: Cybercrime

Commons · Question 71866 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Bloore

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Legal Aid Agency informed the Information Commissioner’s Office of the April 2025 data breach within the required statutory timescale; what investigations have been launched by her Department or the I

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 8 Sep 2025

To ensure we reached 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.UK.The statement provides information about the cyber-attack and directs concerned membe...