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The Guardian: Suspects kept in custody needlessly due to shortage of court interpreters
Allegation comes as MPs are told £300m contract awarded to Applied Language Solutions is 'unsalvageable'
Courts need 10,000 translators a month but service fails to provide linguists for one in ten cases
Taxpayer-funded translators are being used in courts at a rate of more than 10,000 times a month, figures reveal
‘Car crash’ contract puts Ministry of Justice in the firing line
Senior officials from the Ministry of Justice faced ridicule and derision by MPs at the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (15 October) when they examined the interpreting contract awarded by MoJ to Applied Language Solutions (ALS), now owned by Capita
Interpreter firm still missing target, official statistics reveal
The company contracted to provide court interpreters has failed to reach its performance target after six months, statistics released today reveal. The overall success rate for jobs completed by Applied Language Solutions between 30 January and 31 August was 89%
