Monday 15 July 2019

PQ: 15th July 2019



Translation Services
Ministry of Justice written question – answered on 15th July 2019.

Yasmin Qureshi Shadow Minister (Justice)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Courts and Tribunals Service has spent on (a) courts translation services and (b) Capita Translation Services in each of the last 10 financial years.

Paul Maynard The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
HMCTS was created on the 1 April 2011. We are unable to provide information for financial years prior to that date. This question has been interpreted to mean costs for all language services, both translators, and interpreters provided in a court setting, and for printed materials available in HMCTS buildings.
The contract with Capita commenced on 30th January 2012, and ended on 30th October 2016. The new Language Services Contracts commenced on the 31st October 2016, with services provided by thebigword Group Limited, Clarion Interpreting and The Language Shop.
The spend by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service on courts translations services was as follows, by financial year:

Year
Total Cost (£)
Capita Charges (£)
2011-12 (Commenced from 30th January 2012)
7,080,332
1,440
2012-13
4,955,510
1,083,181
2013-14
7,305,324
6,501,870
2014-15
7,431,045
7,182,866
2015-16
7,111,949
6,548,023
2016-17
9,683,794
4,264,196

Our most recent statistics show language service requests are at their highest since the new contract was introduced in 2016 the clear majority – 97% - were fulfilled. It is vital that victims, witnesses and defendants understand what is happening in court to ensure justice is done, and we will always take steps to ensure a qualified interpreter is provided when needed.

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