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Judge used Google Translate to speak to African asylum seeker
Case against Eritrean national adjourned because no interpreter who spoke his language could be found
Sentencing adjourned because interpreter was only booked for half a day
Attempts were made to extend the interpreter’s booking for the full day, but they already had prior a engagement booked by the time the request was made.
News Court interpreter pay could rise under new MoJ contract
Court interpreters could see regular pay rises when new government contracts for language services begins next year, the Ministry of Justice has told parliamentarians conducting an inquiry into translation services.
Court interpreter service is ‘going badly wrong’
Outsourcing is not working, say critics, citing poor pay, conditions and a lack of qualified staff
