United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 97033
Family Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
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3 December 2025
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10 December 2025 · Answer
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10 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average cost per case to the public purse of providing legal aid in family proceedings for which the latest data is available.
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3 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average cost per case to the public purse of providing legal aid in family proceedings for which the latest data is available.
Source: Commons
10 December 2025
Answer
For financial year 2024-2025 the average legal aid expenditure in family proceedings(1) was £4,551 for private family law cases e.g. proceedings concerning child arrangements orders and £10,058 for public family law cases e.g. care and supervision proceed...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-03/97033
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1860036
- uk · wq-1860036 · source updated 10 December 2025