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The Court Interpreting Fiasco Continues as Capita Agreement is Branded 'Unsalvageable'
As the old adage goes: if it ain't broke, don't fix it
Court interpreter mess ‘led to custody’, MPs told
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
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
Allegation comes as MPs are told £300m contract awarded to Applied Language Solutions is 'unsalvageable'