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Law Society calls for evidence of court interpreting failures

The Law Society   /   News   /   27 July 2012

The Justice Select Committee has announced an inquiry into the provision of interpretation and translation services since Applied Language Solutions (ALS) began operating as the Ministry of Justice's sole contractor for language services in February 2012, and has called for evidence

Private Eye: Well-done, Wheeldon

Private Eye   /   News   /   25 July 2012

'So. Farewell then Gavin Wheeldon, who sold his foreign language interpreting firm first to the Ministry of Justice and then to Capita - even though it was being boycotted by hundreds of the interpreters needed by the court service'

Hampshire police insists it won't use Applied Language Solutions for interpreters

Southern Daily Echo   /   News   /   22 July 2012

Hampshire police say they have no plans to save money by switching to a cheaper translation firm which has come under fire nationally because their staff are not up to the job

Birmingham Mail: MPs launch inquiry into translation shambles which let suspects walk free

Birmingham Mail   /   News   /   21 July 2012

High-level inquiry has been launched into a shambolic new interpreter service which has allowed foreign suspects to walk free from police custody


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