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From 1st April 2017, Language Empire provides qualified and vetted interpreters and translators to West Yorkshire Police
Private Eye continues its coverage of Capita and related interpreter problems. Copyright: Private Eye, N 1437, 10th-23rd February 2017, Page 39.
Translation matters, and as with anything else that matters, we should be wary of handing it over to machines on the assumption they can do it better than humans
“If you think it's expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur” – this slogan has being doing the rounds on social media in various formats for a while, with a clear message highlighting the importance of using only qualified professionals. This is true for interpreters too and it is reassuring that some organisations, which use interpreters on a regular basis, train and issue guidelines for their staff to follow when working with interpreters.
