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Financial Times: MPs say court interpreting contract led to "total chaos"
Ministers' outsourcing of court interpreting through a £42m contract with a private provider has resulted in "total chaos" while providing an "appalling" service, a watchdog has found
Daily Mail: Court translators who listed a DOG in its staff is fined just £2,200 despite errors that let criminals walk free
A courtroom translation firm that had a dog listed on its books has been fined 'a risible' £2,200, despite letting cases collapse and criminals walk free because it could not provide qualified interpreters
Judge passes a wasted costs order against court contractor Applied Language Solutions
'The judge also passed a wasted costs order against court contractor Applied Language Solutions after the firm failed to send translators to two earlier court hearings'
The Guardian: More trials being disrupted over interpreter failings
Inability to provide sufficient interpreters to meet demand is impacting on delivery of justice, says select committee
