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Judge interrupts proceedings as ALS linguist fails to interpret
'The interpreter was replaced by a volunteer from the public gallery, who told the court she was boycotting the agency but was willing to help'
ALS interpreter sent home by Crown Court Judge for being incompetent
Qualified interpreter steps in to save the day
Thousands of interpreter SMEs forced out in favour of ALS/Capita
It is bad enough that an entire generation of talented public service interpreters has been forced out of the profession by the court service. It is bad enough that the police service is about to follow the court service’s lead. But for my colleagues & me to go down in Whitehall’s records as ‘SMEs’ - & all in the same breath as Capita-ALS - would be to add too much insult to injury
BBC Radio Four: Word of Mouth with AUDIO
The job of an interpreter is normally to be in the background, not the focus of attention. But this year some normally calm voices have been raised in protest.
