Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration

(asked on 23rd March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid providers have represented appellants in the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber in each year since 2020.


Answered by
Sarah Sackman Portrait
Sarah Sackman
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 26th March 2026

Information about the number of distinct provider offices completing at least one case in the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) in each financial year since 2020 can be found in the table below:

Financial Years

Number of provider offices

2020-21

252

2021-22

235

2022-23

227

2023-24

217

2024-25

224

Legal aid for immigration and asylum services, including proceedings before the First Tier Tribunal is subject to both a legal merits test and an assessment of the individual’s financial circumstances.

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