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Court interpreters could see regular pay rises when new government contracts for language services begins next year, the Ministry of Justice has told parliamentarians conducting an inquiry into translation services.
Outsourcing is not working, say critics, citing poor pay, conditions and a lack of qualified staff
The Ministry of Justice is pressing ahead with a procurement process for new language services contracts, despite being told by parliamentarians conducting a major court interpreting inquiry to call a halt because the system has gone 'badly wrong'.
A Lords committee currently conducting a major inquiry into court interpreting services is so alarmed by what it has heard so far that it has taken the drastic step of urging the lord chancellor to halt a procurement process for new language services contracts until its concerns are addressed.
