Analysis and Comment
'However, as they admin themselves, it’s only a change of name [...] Everything else – including poor service, using unqualified linguists and compromising on quality – stays the same.'
This week AIIC published on its blog an article by Katarzyna Kaszyca, a UK based conference and court interpreter, about the continuing fiasco of the Framework Agreement signed by the Ministry of Justice with ALS. It is an overview of the current situation including a short analysis of the NAO report, inefficiencies of the current system and the impact the ALS/Capita contract can have on the UK’s justice sector, interpreters’ professional standards and training.
'Time may be eternity, but not for ALS… The clock is ticking...'
'[..] according to a sample comparison using current ALS and NA rates, the remuneration of an interpreter attending court for half a day has dropped by 57.85 per cent'
