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UIN 69919

Public Inquiries: Legal Representation

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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22 July 2025

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2 September 2025 · Answer

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2 September 2025

Summary

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much from the public purse has been spent on legal representation in public inquests and inquiries in each year between 2020 and July 2025.

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  1. 22 July 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much from the public purse has been spent on legal representation in public inquests and inquiries in each year between 2020 and July 2025.

    Source: Commons

  2. 2 September 2025

    Answer

    For statutory inquiries, section 40 of the Inquiries Act 2005 gives the Chair the power to award funding for legal representation subject to conditions imposed by the Sponsoring Minister. Details of these costs and of the cost of an inquiry’s legal suppor...

    Source: Written answer

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