Courts: Interpreters

(asked on 10th September 2015) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to their response to the <i>Independent Review of Quality Arrangements under the MoJ Language Services</i><i>Framework Agreement</i>, published by Optimity Matrix in December 2014, what progress has been made in discussions with the National Register of Public Services Interpreters on the development of an independent regulatory framework.


Answered by
Lord Faulks Portrait
Lord Faulks
This question was answered on 22nd September 2015

This Government is committed to providing a standard of interpreter that meets the needs of those requiring support in the justice system.

Provision in interpretation and translation services across courts and tribunals is being explored in preparation for the end of the current contracts in October 2016. As part of this work, Ministry of Justice officials have met with representatives from a range of stakeholders, including the National Register of Public Service Interpreters.

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