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NRPSI is seeking a consultant to work with us to review the current strategic plan to inform the development of the next strategic plan for '26 - '28; click here for more information
This will help NRPSI to understand the key strengths and weaknesses in the delivery of the current strategy and to help NRPSI meet future challenges and to seize new and emerging strategic opportunities -
Visit the Crown Court Criminal Case Backlog debate held last week in the House of Lords and hear what Baroness Coussins had to say; click here
“Can the Minister also reassure the House that the amendments to the victims’ code to ensure the use of only professional qualified translators and interpreters ...will be brought into practice without any further delay?” -
This blog from HMCTS needs to know that words matter and needs to recognise ‘interpretation’ is a different process to ‘interpreting’; click here
Surely ALL court interpreters need to have vocational degree level 6 qualifications, or if there is no qualification, then follow the processes laid down by NRPSI’s Rare Languages protocols -
Read the latest from those interpreters who have come together to liaise directly with the Ministry of Justice; the UK Court Interpreter Initiative. Click here to see their latest communication
Includes information on the GMB Union and next withdrawal of service dates -
Useful reading about continuing lobbying for and advocating change in the MoJ's handling of language services; click here
This is the letter written by the Professional Interpreters for Justice (PI4J) in response to the first draft of the proposed new framework for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) -
The new report from the House of Lords mirrors Lord Justice Auld’s Review of the Criminal Courts in 2001; click here to read the full report
Focus especially on page 158 of Chapter 11, for the clarion call for standards of the National Register to be met by all interpreters engaged in the courts -
The MoJ has published the Independent Technical Review of Qualifications and Experience Requirements for the Provision of Spoken Language Interpreting. Click here for more information
Copy this to your browser search bar to find the report: Independent Technical Review of Qualifications and Experience Requirements for the Provision of Spoken Language Interpreting -
Please read the MoJ’s letter regarding the Independent Technical Review of Qualifications and Experience Requirements for the Provision of Spoken Language Interpreting.
Quote from the covering letter: 'This is an important and comprehensive piece of work which makes a number of recommendations about the qualification and training of interpreters working in our courts and tribunals' -
The Ministry of Justice has published the details of the Independent Review and the proposed New Framework, all to come into operation in October 2026. Click here for more details
Please contact NRPSI with your thoughts at mike@nrpsi.org.uk -
Lucas Cumiskey, an investigative reporter at Hyphen, a news and features website covering stories relevant to Muslims in the UK, would like you to complete a quick survey which you will find by clicking here
Hyphen has received anecdotal reports from lawyers and charities who suspect AI interpreting software is being used by some interpreters during asylum interviews. These reports claim this has led to translation errors affecting results -
Click here to get involved with the NHS as it plans changes
Deadline 14th April; let the NHS know what needs to be done to improve language services -
The board will be spending time through this year defining strategic objectives for both NRPSI and NRPST. Click here to see the current Strategy
Write to mike@nrpsi.org.uk with any ideas or thoughts you would like to ensure are addressed as we plan priorities for activity in the future -
TLS Learn has announced a new round of funding to be given as grants to interpreters seeking the DPSI-Law qualification to ensure they are prepared to meet standards
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) assignments are specifically mentioned; Level 6 is beginning to be taken much more seriously -
Tickets are still available for the CIOL Conference 2025 events in March; click here
There is still time to book your place at the Translators Day, Interpreters Day and the Online Conference -
'Artificial Intelligence' and 'Copyright' consultation: read the view from ITI and CIOL
ITI and CIOL call on the Government to prioritise the language-sector specific needs they identify when developing the new regulations and guidance
