| Heading: |
Legal Aid Agency: Cybercrime |
| Question ID: |
1804775 |
| UIN: |
HL7627 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-20 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4282 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the breach of security which allowed data to be stolen from the Legal Aid Agency, and what action they are taking to mitigate the damage which could ensue. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-04 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3154 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
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| Answer text: |
On Wednesday 23 April, the department became aware of a cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s online digital services.In the days following the discovery, we took immediate action to bolster the security of the system, and informed all legal aid provider... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |