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Police cracking down on unqualified interpreters

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Vincent
Published date13 October 2021
Publication titleLoughborough Echo
Simon Cole, who leads for the police nationally on interpreter services in the UK, announced a clampdown on the fraudsters saying "they will not be tolerated".

In one recent case, a 34-year-old woman from Wakefield was cautioned and made to complete a rehabilitation course after she admitted fraud by representation.

West Yorkshire Police said she had presented a fake document in an attempt to be registered as an interpreter. The certificate was identified as a fake by staff at thebigword, which carries out security checks on candidates. Mr Cole, pictured, said: "This sort of criminality will not be tolerated. Not only is it deceitful, it puts the criminal justice system at risk.

"We have worked with our approved language service providers to ensure forged and false docu- ments can be identified effectively. This recent arrest highlights how effective that work has been.

"I am pleased that a potential risk to the police and criminal justice system from the fake interpreter has been prevented at the earliest opportunity. In particular I am grateful to thebigword staff and

West Yorkshire police for the way this matter has been speedily and efficiently dealt with."

A spokesman for thebigword said: "We take both vetting and security very seriously.

"A strict vetting process ensures we have the highest-quality professionals in our network of linguists, who can aid our clients, such as the police."

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