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The Court Interpreting Fiasco Continues as Capita Agreement is Branded 'Unsalvageable'

Huffington Post   /   News   /   25 October 2012

As the old adage goes: if it ain't broke, don't fix it

Court interpreter mess ‘led to custody’, MPs told

Law Society Gazette   /   News   /   25 October 2012

Defendants are being remanded in custody solely because court interpreters have not been sent by the company contracted by the Ministry of Justice to provide them, a parliamentary committee heard this week

The Independent: Courtroom chaos: Government accused of endangering justice by using cut-price courtroom interpreters

The Independent   /   News   /   23 October 2012

Britain’s leading translators today accused the government of endangering justice with a cut-price private contract for courtroom interpreters, which is “dangerous to the interests of public safety"

The Guardian: Suspects kept in custody needlessly due to shortage of court interpreters

The Guardian   /   News   /   23 October 2012

Allegation comes as MPs are told £300m contract awarded to Applied Language Solutions is 'unsalvageable'


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