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Omnishambles: object-lessons in how not to contract out language services

“An object-lesson in how not to contract out a public service”. That’s how the Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, described the centralised system for supplying interpreters to the justice system. (See also my previous post on Ministry of Justice language services). Headlines have included: “Court interpreter farce halts murder trial” …

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Posted byMarian Dougan15 December 201216 July 2014Posted inEnglish, Italian, Language, Quality, TranslationTags: English, Italian, Italy, Language, Margaret Hodge, public procurement, public sector, quality, translation4 Comments on Omnishambles: object-lessons in how not to contract out language services

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