Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee

Recommendation 1

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Committee reviewed HMP Dartmoor lease, legal aid provision, and LAA cyberattack management.

Conclusion
We took evidence from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to follow up on our recent scrutiny of several topics. This included HMPPS’s management of the lease renewal at HMP Dartmoor, MoJ and LAA’s response to the previous Committee’s 2024 report on legal aid and their management of the recent LAA cyberattack.
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 1 April 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗