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Police: Translation Services

Commons · Question 17866 · Tabled 4 Dec 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

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.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 12 Dec 2024

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 Pol...