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Police: Translation Services

Asked by Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 12 December 2024UIN 17866

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure translators used by police forces are impartial.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

Police are operationally independent so this is not a matter for the Home Office.

The National Police Language Services (NPLS) team oversees the procurement and provision of language and interpretation services for police forces across the UK .National Police Language Services (NPLS) | Police.uk (www.police.uk)

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