The information requested for translation costs is contained in the following table.
Translation between English and Welsh
These costs relate to the translation of the written word and include the cost of an internal translator's post.
£ Translation cost Salary of Translator 2002-03 37,051 24,000 2003-04 32,125 24,000 2004-05 46,002 25,000 2005-06 89,000 23,000 2006-07 87,051 11,000 2007-08 112,000 26,360
Records do not go back further than 2002. Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS) came into existence in April 2005. The costs for the years preceding this date have been collated from pre-HMCS records and therefore exclude the translation cost incurred in Welsh magistrates courts committees.
Interpretation between English and Welsh
HMCS would only be able to identify spend on interpreters at a disproportionate cost as expenditure records are not kept at this level of detail.