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National Audit Office Report: ALS Consultant's profound reservations

Brendan Pells   /   Analysis and Comment   /   20 September 2012

'I expect I would not be alone to hear Mr Townsley elaborate on what his 'profound reservations' are, and why he did not speak out earlier when it was clear that the standards of interpreting in the justice system were collapsing'

FOI response from MoJ: quality audit and number of linguists

Brendan Pells   /   Letters   /   19 September 2012

'On the question of whether the MoJ has done any quality auditing of any of the ALS linguists, the simple answer is no.'

New Hearing Announced into Interpreter Contract

Involvis   /   News   /   18 September 2012

Interpreters for Justice Press Release, Tuesday 18th September 2012 (full text)

Police Officers on ALS "interpreters"

NRPSI Interpreter   /   Police Interpreting Reports   /   17 September 2012

'Cases are collapsing because of poor performance from ALS "interpreters" and the officers told me they kept complaining to their boss'


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