Police Interpreting Reports
Scottish police interpreter requests revealed
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We have a statutory duty to provide an interpreter for anyone who requires it."
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Women from marginalised communities who go to the police for help after experiencing rape or other forms of gendered violence are being denied access to interpreters and translators, given documents they can't read and even told that the police can't do anything to protect them from their perpetrator.
Deaf man ‘let down’ by police after assault as no interpreter available
A deaf man from Norwich says he has been “let down” by police after no interpreters were available to help him after an attack.
Leazes Park sex assault trial: Jury told of 'second major' error from translators
Jurors have been told to ignore the original transcript of the 20-year-old Mohammed Alfrouh’s interview with detectives, and were read a re-translated version of what the Arabic-speaker said
