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Birmingham Crown Court 23/02/2012
Cases observed by a qualified NRSPI Punjabi/English interpreter of 20 years’ experience
Interpreter problems ‘unacceptable’ says ministry
The Ministry of Justice has criticised the ‘unacceptable’ number of problems in the first weeks of a controversial new contract to run court interpreting services
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'As an aside, the dignity of the professional interpreters in this dispute, and their staunch refusal to acquiesce to the meagre pittance being offered by ALS, has not gone unnoticed by solicitors and barristers '
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'So the MoJ has had to switch back to the old model where courts can pick their own interpreters. You know, the ones who could actually do the job.'
