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Private Eye on Capita/Applied Language Solutions

Private Eye   /   News   /   24 April 2012

After an attempted murder trial was delayed for a second time last week, the useless Capita-owned firm Applied Language Solutions (ALS - see Eyes passim) was billed by the Judge for failing to supply a court interpreter

Middlesex University and their role in MOJ Framework

Brendan Pells   /   Analysis and Comment   /   23 April 2012

'It seems ironic that having provided ALS with a smidgeon of respectability because the linguists will be 'independently assessed', Middlesex University is now being bypassed as ALS gives assignments to linguists without bothering to assess them'

Why Applied Language Solutions will never bring any profit to Capita

Up North   /   Analysis and Comment   /   23 April 2012

'Do not be fooled by impressive sounding figures. The Framework Agreement is not a specific contract with a specific value.'

Court hearing adjourned after wrong interpreter is booked

This is Gloucestershire   /   News   /   23 April 2012

Two shopkeepers who had 22,000 fake and illegal cigarettes seized from their grocery store had a wasted journey to court because the wrong interpreter turned up


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