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Question follow-through · 53819

Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of her Department's language services contracts in 2024.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
21 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
2 Jun 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of her Department's language services contracts in 2024.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The cost for all language service contracts in 2024 was £31,625,158.35.It is a legal requirement that these services are provided.The procurement for these services follows the requirements of the Public Procurement Act, and delivers value for money for t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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