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National Audit Office Report: ALS Consultant's profound reservations
'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
'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
Interpreters for Justice Press Release, Tuesday 18th September 2012 (full text)
Police Officers on ALS "interpreters"
'Cases are collapsing because of poor performance from ALS "interpreters" and the officers told me they kept complaining to their boss'



