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Court interpreter service is ‘going badly wrong’
Outsourcing is not working, say critics, citing poor pay, conditions and a lack of qualified staff
'Fiasco' in case of six men arrested over Bradford cannabis farm
No Vietnamese interpreter was available for the hearing at Bradford Crown Court.
Court interpreting: MoJ rebuffs peers' plea to halt procurement process
The Ministry of Justice is pressing ahead with a procurement process for new language services contracts, despite being told by parliamentarians conducting a major court interpreting inquiry to call a halt because the system has gone 'badly wrong'.
Court interpreting: Lords committee urges Mahmood to halt procurement process
A Lords committee currently conducting a major inquiry into court interpreting services is so alarmed by what it has heard so far that it has taken the drastic step of urging the lord chancellor to halt a procurement process for new language services contracts until its concerns are addressed.
