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Justice Minister invites interpreters to crunch meeting

Involvis   /   News   /   01 November 2012

'As far back as February 2012 a spokesperson for ALS/Capita claimed they already had 3,000 registered interpreters on their books. The hearings have revealed that in point of fact only 280 of these had successfully completed the assessment process by the start of the contract.'

ALS founder blames ‘intimidation’ for court interpreter debacle

Law Society Gazette   /   News   /   30 October 2012

The founder of the company at the centre of the court interpreting debacle today blamed ‘intimidation’ and ‘quite horrendous’ threats by interpreters boycotting his company for its failure to meet targets

The Court Interpreting Fiasco Continues as Capita Agreement is Branded 'Unsalvageable'

Huffington Post   /   News   /   25 October 2012

As the old adage goes: if it ain't broke, don't fix it

Court interpreter mess ‘led to custody’, MPs told

Law Society Gazette   /   News   /   25 October 2012

Defendants are being remanded in custody solely because court interpreters have not been sent by the company contracted by the Ministry of Justice to provide them, a parliamentary committee heard this week


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