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NRPSI presented at the CIOL Interpreters' Day on 16th March 2024; click here to see a PDF of the session
Very well attended day with many worthwhile and thought provoking presentations -
Click here for the full message from outgoing Chair of NRPSI Limited, Alan Kershaw
"It is with a heavy heart that I stand down from my responsibilities as of 31st March 2024 at NRPSI/NRPST, brought on by no more than an unexpected increase in my responsibilities at another Board I chair" -
Click here for details about recruitment for a new NRPSI Limited Lay Non-executive Board Member
NRPSI Limited is recruiting a Lay Non-executive Director with experience in finance -
Click here for the information pack for applicants for the position of Lay Non-executive Director of NRPSI Limited
The purpose of this pack is to provide potential applicants with further background information to assist them in deciding on whether they wish to apply -
NRPSI is recruiting a Lay Non-Executive Director with experience in finance. Click here to see the job description; closing date is 12th April 2024
Applications, sent preferably by email, are by a letter addressed to the Executive Director (mike@nrpsi.org.uk) outlining suitability for the role together with an accompanying CV and the names and contact details of two referees -
This guidance tells investigators in Immigration Enforcement (IE) within the Home Office about the use of interpreters, translation and transcription services; click here for more information
‘If the services of an interpreter are required for evidential interviews and procedures the interpreter must be registered on The National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI)’ -
Click here to find out more about the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS), the state regulator for agencies and responsible for seeking compliance with legislation
The EAS checks for compliance by investigating complaints made by those engaged by agencies and carrying out inspections of agencies -
News story says '...someone only qualified to BSL Level 3 cannot be a qualified interpreter'; click here for more
A deafblind man has made a complaint to Job Centre Plus after being given a BSL Level 3 ‘interpreter’ to facilitate communication, which led to him leaving his appointment -
Click here for language services' briefing notes from the College of Policing
Worth while printing this document or downloading to your phone -
College of Policing advice to police about preparing those who need interpreting services; click here for details
Useful to print this PDF or download to your phone -
College of Policing advice to police working with interpreters; click here for an update
Print this off or save the PDF to your phone; useful to have with you -
On 1st March 2024, Phil Muriel presented to the MA Translation Studies Cohort at the University of Sheffield
Phil Muriel is a Practitioner Non-executive Director of NRPSI and NRPST -
University of Oxford report identifies serious issues with court interpreting in Kent
Published by Border Criminologies and the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford, detailing significant procedural and legal injustices are occurring in courts in Kent -
For a full understanding of all the issues being addressed with HMCTS regarding language services, please click here
The agenda of issues to be addressed with HMCTS -
Click here for up to date details of which police services are engaged with which agencies, contracted through the Dynamic Purchasing system
The Police Approved Interpreters and Translators (PAIT Scheme) regions explained