In reply to Timmd:
Did you delete your other post? I did have a search but initially found nothing relevant. The closest I can now find is this. I can't post a link as it's a download, but if you search you'll find a reasonably useful document from the MoJ.
Search for "Statistics on the use of language Interpreter and Translation services in courts and tribunals"
Make of the Key Findings what you will.
Edit: The first point in the document states this:
"Number of completed services requests for language interpreter a Number of completed services requests for language interpreter and translation services
This section presents statistics on the number of completed service requests made
under the contract with Capita TI.
In 2014, there was a total of 160,600 completed requests for language Interpreter
and translation services - a decrease of 1,700 when compared with 2013.
The main driver for the decrease was due to fewer service requests from tribunal
courts £ specifically from Social Security and Child Support (SSCS).
The decrease in service requests at tribunals was consistent with a decrease in the number of tribunal cases. HM Courts and Tribunals Services (HMCTS) recorded 344,237 receipts in 2014, which was 60% lower than the same period in 2013. This has been driven by fewer appeals against decisions made by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) being received by tribunals in 2014. The decrease in
appeals could be due to a number of reasons including the introduction of mandatory reconsideration across DWP benefits - where a DWP decision-maker looks again at individual cases before it goes to a tribunal.nd translation services
This section presents statistics on the number of completed service requests made
under the contract with Capita TI.
In 2014, there was a total of 160,600 completed requests for language Interpreter
and translation services - a decrease of 1,700 when compared with 2013.
The main driver for the decrease was due to fewer service requests from tribunal
courts £ specifically from Social Security and Child Support (SSCS).
The decrease in service requests at tribunals was consistent with a decrease in the number of tribunal cases. HM Courts and Tribunals Services (HMCTS) recorded 344,237 receipts in 2014, which was 60% lower than the same period in 2013. This has been driven by fewer appeals against decisions made by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) being received by tribunals in 2014. The decrease in
appeals could be due to a number of reasons including the introduction of mandatory reconsideration across DWP benefits - where a DWP decision-maker looks again at individual cases before it goes to a tribunal."
Post edited at 18:03