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Court forced to use Google app in place of absent translator
An Ipswich court was forced to use a translation app to communicate with a defendant who speaks limited English after an interpreter failed to attend his sentencing hearing.
Court interpreter bookings complexity
To ask Her Majesty's Government how often each year between 2017 and 2020 interpreters were used in courts or tribunals in each of the following case categories, as specified by the Ministry of Justice's language services contract: (1) complex written, (2) complex, and (3) standard.
Judge criticises translation service after interpreter fails to attend
A frustrated judge has once again criticised a court translation service after another case at Ipswich Crown Court had to be adjourned because an interpreter failed to attend court.
'Fake interpreters will be dealt with' warns police chief after woman caught out for fraud
Police are clamping down on interpreter fraud.
