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Ipswich: It’s a farce!
'Furious solicitors today branded a new court case interpreter system as farcical after a translator made a 564-mile round trip for an eight-minute court hearing'
In praise of … judicial interpreters
The professionals who ensure non-English speakers can get justice in our courts deserve better
New courts service lost in translation
A judge has slammed the Government’s new interpreting service after a case had to be adjourned twice when a translator did not turn up
Politicians reap what they sow – the contradictions of electoral racism
Courts were in chaos in the East and North of England and magistrates were claiming defendants’ rights were being compromised by interpreters failing to appear or offering a poor service, and the majority of existing interpreters were boycotting the low wages and poor quality privatised service
