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ALS/Capita workers unavailable for trials lasting several days
'Generally I have heard nothing positive about ALS since they got this contract'
The Guardian: Translation services 'increasingly difficult to access' under the new system
The criminal justice system isn't doing enough to support those who struggle to communicate fluently or follow the court process
Direct court interpreting requests continue
'If NRPSI interpreters weren't taking direct bookings from courts, the system would have collapsed in the first 2 weeks of the Framework Agreement'
FOI requests on ALS court interpreting: answers remain hidden
'I have now no doubt in my mind that the MoJ’s refusal to release details of court interpreting figures for this year, i.e. while ALS has been in operation, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, is nothing but an attempt to hide a picture which looks ugly, if not incredibly bad'
