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Volunteer interpreter used after 2 ALS no-shows
'[...]She spoke through a volunteer interpreter brought by her defence counsel after the registered interpreter from Applied Language Solutions failed to make an appearance. An ALS interpreter similarly failed to appear at Ms Davaz's first hearing two weeks ago.'
Court and police interpreters in Birmingham protest
Court and police interpreters are protesting in Birmingham over contract changes they are calling "a disaster"
ALS features in Prime Minister's Questions
'Is that the kind of service we can expect when our police forces tender out services to private security companies?'
Private Eye: Lost for Words
The Olympic ideal of achieving international understanding through sport may be under threat at the 2012 Games - since organisers have hired the same hopeless interpreter agency that is currently causing chaos in the courts
