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“Another Fine Mess”: The Applied Language Solutions Debacle
'The whole Applied Language Solutions (ALS) catastrophe reminds me of a Simpsons episode in which Homer is put in charge of handling the response to a nuclear meltdown. Inevitably, everything goes south immediately.'
MPs question the "unmitigated disaster" of the ALS "fiasco"
'The contract has failed, so why did he decide to risk £300 million of public funds with an untried, small-time company?'
Privateers and cuts cause chaos for justice system
The privatisation of court and tribunal interpreting services means the justice system is descending "into chaos," union Unite warned today
Judge apologises to Polish man for lack of interpreter
A crown court judge has publicly criticised a company for failing to supply intepreters on time for criminal cases involving foreign defendants
