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Involvis   /   News   /   18 September 2012

Interpreters for Justice Press Release, Tuesday 18th September 2012 (full text)

Public Service Magazine: http://www.publicservice.co.uk   /   News   /   14 September 2012

The Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) decision to award its £90m language services contract to a company that was out of its depth – and then not monitor this properly – has been described as "appalling"

labour.org.uk   /   News   /   13 September 2012

'The NAO has revealed a web of incompetence and complacency at the heart of the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry knew all along that ALS could not deliver the contract but still allowed it to proceed, unleashing chaos in the magistrates and Crown Courts for months.'

The Times, Frances Gibb   /   News   /   13 September 2012

The Ministry of Justice has been castigated over a £90 million contract to a company to provide courts with interpreters that led to chaos in courtrooms