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Man charged after Churchill statue vandalism has hearing adjourned for an interpreter to attend
The case was adjourned to Monday at the same court so a Dutch interpreter can be provided.
Failed asylum seeker’s sex assault trial abandoned after no interpreter found
The judge said that The Big Word, the firm responsible for supplying interpreters to the courts, was unable to source an interpreter because “one is ill and one is not answering his phone”.
Ministry of Justice confirms new court interpreting contracts from October 2026
Minister for Courts and Legal Services says contracts awarded to thebigword, Translate UK, Clarion UK, and The Language Shop
Legal Aid Agency: Translation Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Legal Aid Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
