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Outsourcing of courts' interpreter service was 'an object lesson in how not to do it'
The Ministry of Justice caused “total chaos” in the court system by giving a £42 million interpreters contract to a small firm which featured a pet dog on its translators’ database, MPs have said
Senior MPs revealed the full scandal of the government's court interpreter sell-off yesterday, slamming Ministry of Justice officials for roping in a firm with only a quarter of the staff needed and then fining them just £2,200
The chaos that has descended on the translation facilities available to Britain's courtrooms is an object lesson in how not to privatise a public service



