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Alcohol licensing meeting over Rotherham shop delayed as owner doesn't speak English
The hearing was adjourned for an independent translator to be appointed
Surge in number of foreign criminals sees cost of court translators reach £152,000 a day - amid concern over scams and poor quality services
Last year, the 10 languages which required the highest spending on translators were Romanian, Polish, Arabic, Albanian, Urdu, Kurdish, Punjabi, Portuguese, Bengali and Lithuanian.
Question for Ministry of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of delayed hearings and trials were caused by the court having failed to book an interpreter in each of the last three years.
Legal Aid Scheme: Translation Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Legal Aid Agency in ensuring solicitors use qualified and security‑vetted interpreters in legally‑aided family proceedings.
