legal transcription suppliers
| Authority | Attorney General's Chambers |
|---|---|
| Date received | 2025-10-09 |
| Outcome | All information sent |
| Outcome date | 2025-11-03 |
| Case ID | 4992489 |
Summary
The request sought details on legal transcription suppliers, invoice counts, contract values, and rates for the Attorney General's Chambers from 2016 to 2025. The authority disclosed all available information, noting that records only exist from the 2018/19 financial year onwards.
Key Facts
- Records for legal transcription suppliers are only held from the 2018/19 financial year.
- FTR Transcripts was the primary supplier used across all reported years.
- IoM Typing Ltd was used as a secondary supplier in the 2021/22 and 2024/25 financial years.
- The rate for FTR Transcripts remained constant at £1.20 per folio (80 words) throughout the period.
- The total value of invoices for FTR Transcripts in 2021/22 was £8,004.00.
Data Disclosed
- 2018/19
- 2019/20
- 2020/21
- 2021/22
- 2022/23
- 2023/24
- 2024/25
- 2025/26
- £1.20 per folio
- £1.30 per folio
- £110.00 per audio hour
- £120.00 per audio hour
- 2,469.60
- 419.90
- 6,200.40
- 8,383.20
- 8,004.00
- 399.66
- 5,594.40
- 1,552.80
- 1,699.20
- 132.00
- 5,791.20
- 4992489
- 2025-10-09
- 2025-11-03
Original Request
Please supply legal transcription suppliers from financial years 2016 to 2025, total invoices per year and total contract value and indicate undiscounted or discounted (due to volume or high profile client marketing value) rate per page, per 1000 words, per minute or similar.
Data Tables (1)
| Financial Year | Supplier(s) | Rate | Total Invoices [undiscounted] | Total Value [£] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | FTR Transcripts | £1.20 per folio [80 words] | 7 | 2,469.60 |
| Transcription Services Ltd | £1.30 per folio [80 words] | 1 | 419.90 | |
| 2019/20 | FTR Transcripts | £1.20 per folio [80 words] | 21 | 6,200.40 |
| 2020/21 | FTR Transcripts | £1.20 per folio [80 words] | 16 | 8,383.20 |
| 2021/22 | FTR Transcripts | £1.20 per folio [80 words] | 10 | 8,004.00 |
| IoM Typing Ltd | £110.00 per audio hour | 1 | 399.66 | |
| 2022/23 | FTR Transcripts | £1.20 per folio [80 words] | 13 | 5,594.40 |
| 2023/24 | FTR Transcripts | £1.20 per folio [80 words] | 11 | 1,552.80 |
| 2024/25 | FTR Transcripts | £1.20 per folio [80 words] | 12 | 1,699.20 |
| IoM Typing Ltd | £120.00 per audio hour | 1 | 132.00 | |
| 2025/26 [to date] | FTR Transcripts | £1.20 per folio [80 words] | 8 | 5,791.20 |
Full Response Text
Attorney General's Chambers
Ground floor Belgravia House
Circular Road, Douglas
Isle of Man, IM1 1AE
Telephone: (01624) 685452
E-mail: attgen@gov.im
Our ref: 4992489 03 November 2025
Dear ###
We write further to your request, received 9 October 2025, which states:
"Please supply legal transcription suppliers from financial years 2016 to 2025, total invoices per year and total contract value and indicate undiscounted or discounted (due to volume or high profile client marketing value) rate per page, per 1000 words, per minute or similar."
Please find below our response to your request:
Financial Year Supplier(s) Rate Total Invoices [undiscounted] Total Value [£] 2018/19 FTR Transcripts £1.20 per folio [80 words] 7 2,469.60
Transcription Services Ltd £1.30 per folio [80 words] 1 419.90 2019/20 FTR Transcripts £1.20 per folio [80 words] 21 6,200.40 2020/21 FTR Transcripts £1.20 per folio [80 words] 16 8,383.20 2021/22 FTR Transcripts £1.20 per folio [80 words] 10 8,004.00
IoM Typing Ltd £110.00 per audio hour 1 399.66 2022/23 FTR Transcripts £1.20 per folio [80 words] 13 5,594.40 2023/24 FTR Transcripts £1.20 per folio [80 words] 11 1,552.80 2024/25 FTR Transcripts £1.20 per folio [80 words] 12 1,699.20
IoM Typing Ltd £120.00 per audio hour 1 132.00 2025/26 [to date] FTR Transcripts £1.20 per folio [80 words] 8 5,791.20
Note: The Attorney General’s Chambers holds records relevant to your request from 2018/19 onwards. Please quote the reference number 4992489 in any future communications.
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