HMCTS Interpreting Reports
ALS linguist travels 470 miles, refuses to interpret in cells
'The well-known ALS statement about the numbers of qualified interpreters and their ability to supply every court with all language interpreters within 25 miles radius is not even funny any more'
Norwich Crown Court: ALS linguist complains to court about pay
'What a blatant false promise by ALS, and such gullibility from the MoJ...'
Solicitor gets a Lithuanian speaker from the street to interpret in court
How can the Ministry of Justice and the HMCTS possibly explain this overnight drop in their requirements for court interpreting? Do walls have ears? Do people have eyes?
ALS used my details and allocated a booking without consent
'It is very disturbing, the more so as it is apparent that they had used my details without my knowledge or permission and in the process even given me a fictitious address'