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Courts: Interpreters

Asked by Dr Neil Shastri-HurstConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80269

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing remuneration rates and contractual terms in attracting and retaining Level 6 qualified interpreters to undertake work in the courts.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on Monday 8 September to Question 73394: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73394. 

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