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Telford man's rape trial postponed because of interpreter blunder

Shropshire Star   /   HMCTS Interpreting Reports   /   14 April 2016

A rape trial in Shropshire has had to be postponed for five months – after a blundering agency sent the wrong interpreter.

Renewed uncertainty over interpreting

Law Society Gazette   /   News   /   12 April 2016

The future of courtroom interpreting is once again uncertain following the current monopoly supplier’s decision to bid only for a residual element of a new contract, the Gazette has learned.

West Midlands Police spend £7m on translators

Express and Star   /   News   /   11 April 2016

Translators have been used by West Midlands Police for more than 150 different languages and dialects during the past five years, costing taxpayers £7.6 million.

PI4J Letter to National Police Chiefs’ Council

Professional Interpreters for Justice   /   Letters   /   08 April 2016

'Unless interpreters are offered sustainable rates, they will boycott this contract too'


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