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Court clerk turns to Google to fill interpreting gap
A court has resorted to web translation to communicate with a defendant as the fiasco over the government’s new interpreting regime continues to disrupt hearings
Interpreters stay away from courts in protest at privatised contract
As many as 1,000 interpreters are boycotting a privatised contract to supply linguistic services to all English and Welsh courts, resulting in postponed hearings, suspects being released and compensation claims
MoJ must Address the Chaos
'[...] already the much-vaunted savings risk being dwarfed by the cost of adjournments, remands in custody, and applications by defence solicitors for wasted costs'
Magistrate described the court system’s interpreter service as “not fit for purpose”
A leading Peterborough magistrate has described the court system’s interpreter service as “not fit for purpose” after three cases had to be adjourned due to lack of translators
