Written questions

Legal Aid Agency: Cybercrime

Commons · Question 98471 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to restore Legal Aid Agency digital services since the data breach on 23 April 2025.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 15 Dec 2025

We acknowledge and appreciate the constructive way that providers have worked with us following the serious criminal attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems. They have continued to do vital work in challenging circumstances.The LAA and Mini...