https://www.theyworkforyou.com/sp/?id=2023-12-12.5.0
Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in Scotland (Report)
– in the Scottish Parliament at on 12 December 2023.
Maggie Chapman Green
[…] I want to pick up on just one issue: interpreter provision. Issues relating to a lack of access and a shortage of quality interpreters were raised. We were told that interpreters
“don’t always interpret the words said” and that
“They forget so make stuff up”.
One person said that when
“every word counts in a person’s asylum journey ... it must be accurate. Any inaccuracy creates further delay and frustration”.
I welcome the consensus this afternoon that we need to up our game on all those issues. […]
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