Analysis and Comment
PROFESSIONAL interpreters are questioning a decision by the Ministry of Justice to seek new outsourced language services for the courts, before completing a review of current practices.
There might be a good argument for a public regulatory agency in this area, but the NRPSI is not it.
WHILE the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) continues to review whether the qualifications for court interpreters are good enough, cases are still being delayed by the lack of any interpreter at all.
WITH the new Police-approved interpreters and translators (PAIT) list being extended to include sign language interpreters this month, questions are being asked about why the courts service can't take similar steps to ensure the quality of interpreting in court proceedings.
