UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff use interpreters, translation and transcription services while conducting criminal investigations.
Update on use of telephone and face to face interpreters in custody environments.
Updated guidance, including: updated 'obtaining an account with Thebigword' guidance, updated 'translation and transcription services' guidance, updated 'payment for interpreting services' guidance.
Version 7.0 uploaded which includes a new section on booking interpreters for court during first hearing in charge and remand cases. Also guidance has been updated on the use of bigword.
Updated guidance with a new process for obtaining a witness statement using an interpreter, new thebigword purchase order and payment procedures, and updated telephone and contact details.
Updated guidance.
Updated guidance.
Updated guidance.
Replaced the document with a new version.
First published.