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Since ALS took over, generally defendants have been kept in custody for much longer than they should have been. A qualified interpreter usually costs about £100 - ALS interpreters probably get only about £20. So no doubt there is a saving of £80, some of which will go to ALS as their profits. In the meantime, an extra day in custody costs over £700 - so MOJ will have lost over £600 whilst trying to save about £40? False economy? For some reason, the allegations that the MOJ has a direct financial interest in the success of ALS start to make sense... ALS should NEVER have been awarded the contract in the first place. NONE of the ALS interpreters have been SECURITY CLEARED. So you could have a drug dealer interpreting for his drug mule - lovely, right?

20-Feb-2012

3:35 pm