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Taxpayers hit by £2m per month bill for translators

Daily Mirror   /   News   /   29 January 2016

Experts who speak 226 tongues, dialects and who can sign for deaf foreigners have been employed for criminal, civil and family hearings.

Capita still falls short on court interpreting

Law Society Gazette   /   News   /   25 January 2016

Nearly four years after the outsourcing of courtroom interpreting to a single contractor, the service continues to fall short of its key performance target, according to the latest government figures.

Home Office drops plans to cut interpreter wages after boycott threat

Guardian   /   News   /   15 January 2016

The one-day mass action threatened by the pool of more than 2,000 interpreters could have brought the processing of immigration claims to a standstill.

Home Office puts plans to cut interpreters' pay on hold

Guardian   /   News   /   28 December 2015

Proposals to reduce pay of more than 2,000 workers deferred amid fears that boycott could throw immigration system into chaos.


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