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This guidance tells criminal investigators in Immigration Enforcement (IE) and suitably trained and accredited criminal investigators within the Home Office about the use of interpreters, translation and transcription services available to staff conducting criminal investigations.
Published 4 October 2019 Last updated 28 September 2022 +show all updates
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.
