HM Courts and Tribunal Service: Interpreters
(asked on 20th May 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost to the Courts and Tribunal Service of the provision of language interpreters in (1) 2020–21, (2) 2021–22, (3) 2022–23, and (4) 2023–24, broken down by language those interpreters were translating from.
The total spend by HM Courts and Tribunals Service on translation and interpretation in each of the last four financial years was:
Financial Year | Spend (£) |
2020-21 | 7,094,093 |
2021-22 | 10,788,205 |
2022-23 | 11,489,997 |
2023-24 | 12,774,105 |
HMCTS does not hold expenditure information disaggregated by language, or to differentiate a) translation, and b) interpretation, so the total expenditure has been provided.
These figures include cover expenditure on the interpretation of official languages of the United Kingdom, including Welsh, as well as to provide equality for those with conditions that can be defined as a disability under the Equality Act, such as sign language interpretation.
These figures do not include any translation or interpretation spend covered by Legal Aid Agency central funds as these are not included in the accounts for HM Courts and Tribunals Service.