Welsh police call for more interpreting funds
A Welsh police authority yesterday called on the Home Office to provide extra funding to meet the spiralling cost of employing interpreters.
The demand came as it was revealed the amount being spent by some Welsh forces on providing translation services has risen by up to 200% in three years.
An influx of migrant workers from Eastern Europe and the Iberian peninsula has been blamed for the a sharp rise in costs for forces across the country.
Last week the Thames Valley Police Authority said the money it spent on interpreters had risen by more than £920,000 in a decade.
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