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There are two factual errors in this piece that we feel we must correct as they are misleading. Firstly, the North West Police Forces contract with ALS was not set up as a "pilot" scheme relating to the MoJ. This agreement was in place following an independent procurement exercise and the two are unrelated. Secondly, none of those police forces named above "ditched" ALS at any time and it is unclear which “disasters” the author is referring to. Following a Judicial Review it was found that an Equality Assessment wasn't completed by the Police prior to awarding the language services contract to ALS. This Equality Assessment was subsequently carried out in full, during which time ALS continued to provide services to the North West Police Forces. These forces all continue to use ALS as a provider of language services today.

21-Feb-2012

9:35 am