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Is the UK trying to re-write the interpreting profession?

Iris Griffiths   /   Analysis and Comment   /   08 May 2012

'If one can’t conceive the idea that one becomes a judge just because one can read law books and have a good sense of fairness, one shouldn’t be capable to believe that one can become a court interpreter just because one can speak more than one language and went on to attend one-day interpreting ‘non-accredited’ certification course.'

Judge interrupts proceedings as ALS linguist fails to interpret

Yorkshire Evening Post   /   News   /   05 May 2012

'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

Eszter   /   HMCTS Interpreting Reports   /   04 May 2012

Qualified interpreter steps in to save the day

Thousands of interpreter SMEs forced out in favour of ALS/Capita

B.M.   /   Analysis and Comment   /   04 May 2012

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


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