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Food for Thought: Gavin Wheeldon Departs from Applied Language Solutions

Analyst   /   Analysis and Comment   /   10 July 2012

'Remember, this all singing, all dancing new system of interpreters was supposed to save a fortune! The only beneficiary appears to be the curry industry now blessed with the superb business acumen of Gavin Wheeldon. He should take the idea to Dragon’s Den.'

£12m interpreter savings 'unlikely'

UKPA   /   News   /   09 July 2012

A new contract for providing interpreters in courts is unlikely to meet an expected £12 million saving in its first year, the Government has admitted

Ministry of Justice provides information in less than 14% of all closed FOI requests on ALS/Capita

Neil McCafferty   /   Letters   /   09 July 2012

27 requests refused under the cost limit and 29 under the FOIA exemptions 

The MoJ Interpreting Contract Fiasco: Is It Over?

Anonymous Interpreters   /   Analysis and Comment   /   07 July 2012

'We are looking at a real opportunity. No longer do the media label interpreters as scroungers, the courts can recognise an interpreter of quality and work can be done with government on ensuring trained, registered interpreters are in court working for fair pay, and being respected for it.'


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