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Thousands of court cases adjourned due to failures in interpreting services

Guardian   /   News   /   04 May 2016

Ministry of Justice figures show that more than 2,600 court cases have been affected over five years, as Capita withdraws from bidding for contract

Interpreters in Northamptonshire’s courts cost more than £1,000 per hearing

Nick Spoors, Northamptonshire Telegraph   /   News   /   04 May 2016

Translators at Northamptonshire’s courts cost £167,000 last year​.

250 Million Pounds Up for Grabs in the Crown of Contracts

Florian Faes, Slator   /   News   /   29 April 2016

The UK's Crown Commercial Service (CSS) has launched one giant tender that could be worth as much as GBP 250m

MoJ imposes ‘service credits’ on Capita for missing interpreting target

Law Society Gazette   /   News   /   18 April 2016

Days before latest statistics for courtroom interpreting are published, the Ministry of Justice has revealed that the current monopoly service provider has paid ‘service credits’ on 44 occasions for failing to meet its contractual requirement.


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