tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post4529750800291655675..comments2024-03-05T17:55:58.806+00:00Comments on Nanny Knows Best: Prats of The Week - Applied Language SolutionsKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-40380098148929271642012-08-16T14:00:41.277+01:002012-08-16T14:00:41.277+01:00Good point, it should have been a joint award!Good point, it should have been a joint award!Ken Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-74880218658315283102012-08-16T13:59:56.163+01:002012-08-16T13:59:56.163+01:00What about the MoJ's procurement process that ...What about the MoJ's procurement process that ended up with this shower running the show?<br /><br />"Caveat Emptor"? <br /><br />Surely they're deserving of a share of the Prat award too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-89073803444805774782012-08-14T14:54:46.320+01:002012-08-14T14:54:46.320+01:00New Inquiry: Interpretation and Translation servic...New Inquiry: Interpretation and Translation services and the Applied Language Solutions contract<br /><br />The Justice Select Committee is launching a call for written evidence on the provision of interpretation and translation services since Applied Language Solutions (ALS) began operating as the Ministry of Justice’s sole contractor for language services in February 2012.<br /><br />Specifically we will seek to explore six areas:<br /><br />The rationale for changing arrangements for the provision of interpreter services<br />The nature and appropriateness of the procurement process<br />The experience of courts and prisons in receiving interpretation services that meet their needs<br />The nature and effectiveness of the complaints process<br />The steps that have been taken to rectify under-performance and the extent to which they have been effective<br />The appropriateness of arrangements for monitoring the management of the contract, including the quality and cost-effectiveness of the service delivered.<br />The deadline for submissions is Monday 3 September 2012.<br /><br />http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/justice-committee/news/interpretation-and-translation-services/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-50632131673175551962012-08-14T13:14:26.365+01:002012-08-14T13:14:26.365+01:00\\A murder trial was halted for a day after an unq...\\A murder trial was halted for a day after an unqualified interpreter - filling in for his wife - could not accurately translate questions from a barrister.<br /><br />The man turned up at Winchester Crown Court 45 minutes late and concerns were raised after 30 minutes that he was not translating questions into Punjabi properly for a key witness during the trial of mother-of-two Rajvinder Kaur.<br /><br />He later revealed that his wife - the booked interpreter - was busy and he had come to do her job The judge, Mr Justice Burnett, was forced to halt the trial last Friday, but a similar event happened the following Monday when a female interpreter turned up and was not able to correctly translate evidence, the Southern Daily Echo reported.<br /><br />The court was able to carrying on sitting on that day with help from Kaur's junior counsel Sukhdev Garcha, who speaks Punjabi and who had raised concerns in both cases\\<br /><br />http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/unqualified-als-interpreter-revealed-to-have-halted-rajvinder-kaur-trial-7962231.htmlMjolinirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338620374054549585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377446.post-64311736376804064912012-08-14T12:21:29.470+01:002012-08-14T12:21:29.470+01:00www.linguistlounge.org for more information about ...www.linguistlounge.org for more information about ALS and why Registered Public Service Interpreters won't work for themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com