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West Midlands Police spend £7m on translators
Translators have been used by West Midlands Police for more than 150 different languages and dialects during the past five years, costing taxpayers £7.6 million.
Fast-talking MEPs urged to slow down for interpreters
The European Parliament's chief of staff has urged MEPs to speak slower and stick to their native language, to help the interpreters.
Taxpayers hit by £2m per month bill for translators
Experts who speak 226 tongues, dialects and who can sign for deaf foreigners have been employed for criminal, civil and family hearings.
Capita still falls short on court interpreting
Nearly four years after the outsourcing of courtroom interpreting to a single contractor, the service continues to fall short of its key performance target, according to the latest government figures.
