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MoJ ditches new court interpreting system in face of major backlash

MoJ "broken record"says: "will save at least £18M, i.e. nearly a third, on annual spend of £60M" That should mean that the amount paid as a result should be £42M maximum - right? WRONG - MoJ has given 3 interpreting contracts to ALS: Contract A: http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&lang=en¬iceid=264052&fs=true £300M over 48 months = £75M per year. Contract B: http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&lang=en¬iceid=352922&fs=true £125M over 60 months = £25M per year. Contract C: http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/Common/View%20Notice.aspx?site=1000&lang=en¬iceid=414414&fs=true £8M over 57 months = £1.68M per year. Total somewhat over £100M , costing the taxpayer an extra £40M per year! Face the facts - you are ripping the taxpayer off, destroying an industry with a Royal Charter AND lying about the savings at the same time!

23-Feb-2012

1:48 pm