Court Interpreting Services Under Threat From New Framework Agreement
Court interpreters up and down the country are protesting about the government’s latest plans – to outsource all court interpreting services to one agency, Applied Language Solutions (ALS). In an...
View ArticleInterpreter services – what is the difference?
Not many people know that there are two different types of interpreter services, but the differences between them are actually very important. Here are the differences between consecutive and...
View ArticleInterpreter services are a core provision, not a luxurious expense
A report in The Sunday Times claimed that non-English speakers have cost the taxpayer almost £180m in interpreter services over the past three years. But are interpreter services simply a luxurious...
View ArticleContract to supply court interpreters to MoJ is facing major problems
A controversial contract to supply court interpreters to the Ministry of Justice has been all but abandoned. Two weeks into their contract to supply court interpreters to the Ministry of Justice...
View ArticleCourt interpreting – what should the MoJ do now? Vote in our poll
It’s been nearly four months since the court interpreting contract with ALS officially began. So what should the MoJ do now? The court interpreting contract between the Ministry of Justice (MoJ ) and...
View ArticleInterpreter demand increases in Tri-Cities
As more people from overseas choose Washington State as a place to set up home, courts in the region are finding there is an increasing demand for interpreter services. KEPR reports that the languages...
View Article‘Screw-ups endemic’, says QC of Capita interpreting contract
Fresh criticisms of the Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) courtroom interpreting and translation contract with Capita have been levied this weekend. Barrister and chair of the Criminal Bar Association...
View ArticleCourt case adjournments continue ‘due to interpreters’ failure to attend’
The failure of interpreters to turn up for court hearings has resulted in the adjournment of two major trials in recent weeks. In May, the trial of murder suspect Anxiang Du was adjourned for two...
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