Translation Services
Justice
11 Sep 2012
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the contract between
his Department and Applied Language Solutions specifies the number of
interpreters that should have a Diploma in Public Service Interpreting Law or
the Metropolitan Police Test.
Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald, Conservative)
The Framework Agreement sets out a number of acceptable qualifications,
including the Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (English Law) and the
Metropolitan Police Test. The Framework Agreement does not specify the number
of interpreters that should have the Diploma or the Metropolitan Police Test.
Provided an interpreter is able to prove they possess the requisite
qualifications and vetting, they are able to accept assignments under the
Framework.
Translation Services
Justice
11 Sep 2012
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many interpreters employed
by Associated Language Solutions have security clearance and police
counter-terrorist checks in place.
Jeremy Wright (Government Whip, House of Commons; Kenilworth and Southam,
Conservative)
Interpreters working in HM Courts and Tribunals must be vetted to the
minimum requirement of an Enhanced Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) check. In the course of a recent National Audit
Office investigation, it became clear that some interpreters on the ALS
register had not confirmed their CRB record status.
The Department requires a full audit trail for security checks for all
interpreters; therefore, those interpreters who had not supplied documentation
were removed from the register until such time as an audit trail could be
provided. Interpreters with Enhanced CRB checks in place were asked to provide
further evidence of this; those without Enhanced CRB status submitted evidence
to gain it. We will continue to scrutinise this closely to ensure contractual
obligations are met.
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