FOI 0386-2023/24 - Interpretation and Translation Service Costs

Request: 

Q1. How much did your force spend on interpretation/translation services for 2022/2023 financial year?

Q2. What were the top five languages where most costs were incurred?

If possible, please could you provide the answers solely for translation services.

Response: 

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Q1. £87,110.25 on interpreting & translation services.

Please note we are unable to split out translation specifically from this total.

Q2. Please see the table below showing the top five languages in where the most cost was incurred for the period 2022 to 2023, in descending order.

Language

Romanian

Albanian

Arabic

Mandarin

Sorani

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.