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Hello everyone This issue is one which is highly pertinent in relation to access to justice for many of our students. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/8290 We, the undersigned, petition the Ministry of Justice not to outsource the provision of interpreters and translators in the justice sector to a single commercial agency. In particular, we request that: 1. The National Agreement be preserved and made mandatory. 2. All interpreters working in the justice sector must be registered on the National Register of Public Service Interpreters. 3. The Ministry of Justice engages in a meaningful consultation with the interpreting profession to enable efficiency savings to take place. 4. The Ministry of Justice considers the adverse impact the contract with the preferred supplier is likely to have on ethnic minorities and on foreign-language speakers. Regards Dominic Clarke *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]