Source · Select Committees · Public Services Committee
Recommendation 4
4
Paragraph: 53
We have low confidence in the data the MOJ reports regarding interpreting in the courts.
Conclusion
We have low confidence in the data the MOJ reports regarding interpreting in the courts. The conflict between the reports of poor-quality interpreting in the courts, and the data published by the MOJ, suggest that significant issues with court interpreting may be being missed in the data the MOJ gathers, making it difficult for the MOJ or Parliament to assess the scale and impact of problems in this system and the impact of these problems on access to justice.
Paragraph Reference:
53
Government Response
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