Interpreting and translation services in the courts

Public Services Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 22 May 2024 Closed: 9 Sep 2025 Parliament page
Many public services use interpreting and translation services (ITS) for users of public services who would otherwise struggle to interact with them. The aim of this short inquiry will be to focus on procuring interpreting and translation services in the courts, policy recommendations for supporting services providers, and the potential … Read more
1 Report
8 Oral sessions
4 Letters
13 Events
Activity timeline 19 events
23 Jan
2026
Correspondence
3 Jun
2025
Report published
24 Mar
2025
Report published
26 Feb
2025
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
12 Feb
2025
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
29 Jan
2025
Correspondence
18 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
18 Dec
2024
Correspondence
17 Dec
2024
Formal meeting (private meeting) · Virtual
4 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
4 Dec
2024
Correspondence
27 Nov
2024
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 8 sessions
18 Dec 2024
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Daniel Flury · HM Courts and Tribunals Service Nick Goodwin · HM Courts and Tribunals Service Sarah Sackman MP · Ministry of Justice
4 Dec 2024
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Jaimin Patel · thelanguageshop Sam Lingard · thelanguageshop
27 Nov 2024
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Daniela Ford · Centre for Translation Studies, University College London Professor Richard Susskind OBE · Society for Computers and Law Professor Sabine Braun · University of Surrey
20 Nov 2024
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Bernadette Byrne · Association of Translation Companies Mark Rice · thebigword Mrs Raisa McNab · Association of Translation Companies
13 Nov 2024
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Frankie Williams · DeepL Larysa Booth · LingvoHouse Translation Services Reggie Mitchell · Speechmatics
6 Nov 2024
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John Worne · Chartered Institute of Linguists Mr Mike Orlov · National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) Sara Robertson · Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)
30 Oct 2024
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Julie Howkins · Ministry of Justice Kris Hamson · Ministry of Justice Mark Stewart · Ministry of Justice
23 Oct 2024
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Philip Stott · Bar Council Richard Millar · Climate Change Committee Susan Grocott KC · Bar Council
Correspondence 4 letters
23 Jan 2026 MOJ Update on Procurement Services to the Public Services Committee
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29 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from Sarah Sackman, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice to Baroness Morris of Yardley, Chair, Public Services Committee on Interpreting and Translation Services in the Courts (24 January 2025)
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18 Dec 2024 To committee Letter from Sarah Sackman, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice to Baroness Morris of Yardley, Chair, Public Services Committee on Interpreting and Translation Services in the Courts (17 December 2024)
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4 Dec 2024 To committee Letter from Baroness Morris of Yardley, Chair, House of Lords Public Services Committee to Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood KC MP, Secretary of State for Justice, on Interpreting and and Translation Services in the Courts (2 December 2024)
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