News and Links (558 results)
In this news section of the NRPSI website, we publish updates on our current work and related events in the interpreting profession. Whether you are an interpreter or a client of interpreting services, a member of the media or general public, you will find information relevant to the interpreting profession.
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On 31 January at 2.30pm, AIT presents ‘Interpreting for Asylum Seekers Claiming to be Children’; click here for more details
Lawyer - linguist Sue Leschen, who regularly interprets for children claiming asylum in a variety of legal settings, will focus on legal terminology and procedure in this highly specialised area -
On 27 January 2025, AIT presents ‘A Matter of Interpretation’; click here for more details
Lorraine Mensah, a specialist employment and immigration barrister with The Barrister Group, explores a best practice guide for interpreters involved in court and tribunal proceedings -
Call for further action; click here for further information from the team organising calls for withdrawal of service
Join the call for action and be at the Fifth Withdrawal of Service on the 10th January if you can and on 13th January 2025! -
See the latest evidence session held by the House of Lords Public Services Committee Inquiry in to interpreting and translation services in the courts; click here
Held on Wednesday 18 December 2024, evidence given by Sarah Sackman MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice; Daniel Flury, Operations Director, HM Courts and Tribunals Service; and Nick Goodwin, Chief Executive, HM Courts and Tribunals Service -
Start early for 2025 CPD opportunities; visit the ITI Calendar by clicking here
The value of CPD cannot be stressed and its never to late to start planning your year ahead -
As a sign of support, some interpreters have registered a gathering with the London Metropolitan Police Service, on 17th December at Parliament Square; click for details
A number of interpreters have been invited to attend a House of Lords Public Services Committee remote round table as part of the Inquiry in to Interpreting and Translation Services in the Courts; this is physical support for their digital gathering -
AIT has organised a Teams session at 7pm on 16th September for those invited to the House of Lords for the round table on 17th September; click here for more
For those invited to the House of Lords on 17th September 2024, there will be a chance to meet virtually at 7pm on 16th September 2024 thanks to AIT -
Read this powerful LinkedIn post; click here
How a professional, qualified, expereinced, regulated and registered Registrants faces a truly tough situation -
The Guardian touches on the crisis in the courts in England; click here
Official data paints bleak picture of justice system, with large backlog of cases and record numbers on remand -
Click here for a summary of the results from the recent survey gathering data to answer questions asked by the House of Lords Public Services Committee Inquiry in to interpreting and translation sevices in the courts
Very useful information from over a third of NRPSI's current Registrants as well as from some lapsed Registrants -
Thanks to all who filled in the recent survey, ensuring accurate information was given in answering House of Lords Public Services Committee Inquiry questions. Click here for the full results
Your chance to see what over a third of Registrants had to say to the House of Lords Inquiry -
Read the 'Law Society Gazette' news story about the letter from the House of Lords Public Services Committee Inquiry in to interpreting and translation services in the courts by clicking here
Keep reviewing NRPSI’s news pages for updates -
Letter from the House of Lords Public Services Committee to the Secretary of State for Justice, dated 2nd December 2024 and published on 4th December 2024; all Registrants need to read this
Also available on this link: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/8493/interpreting-and-translation-services-in-the-courts/publications/ -
Legal Aid update: proposed additional £20 million a year investment marks next step in government plans to rebuild legal aid sector
Increase also earmarked for immigration work, including to help victims of modern slavery and trafficking, and domestic abuse -
Turning ‘should’ in to ‘must’ is a must for NRPSI working with the government and public sector organisations; click here for more on this
‘When seeing a professional interpreter or translator their relevant qualifications, experience, independence and membership of such organisations as the National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) should be considered’
