Freedom of Information Request
You asked for the following information from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ):
What was the Capita-TI contract spend for the:
- Polish Language court translators and interpreters
- Czech Language court translators and interpreters
- Ukranian Language court translators and interpreters
- Bulgarian Language court translators and interpreters
from 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014 (or the most recent 12 month period if those figures are not available)
at
- WolverhamptonMagistrates Court
- WalsallMagistrates Court
- DudleyMagistrates Court
- Warley Magistrates Court
- CannockMagistrates Court
- Stafford Crown Court
- StaffordMagistrates Court
- Birmingham Crown Court
- BirminghamMagistrates Court
Can you break down the spend by month please.
Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
I can confirm that the department holds information that you have asked for, and I am pleased to provide this to you.There is no spend for Warley Magistrates Court.
Birmingham Crown Court / Apr-13 / May-13 / Jun-13 / Jul-13 / Aug-13 / Sep-13 / Oct-13 / Nov-13 / Dec-13 / Jan-14 / Feb-14 / Mar-14 / Grand TotalBulgarian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Czech / £29.00 / £31.00 / £0.00 / £288.30 / £53.75 / £0.00 / £31.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £464.28 / £48.76 / £946.09
Polish / £505.05 / £1,080.40 / £1,231.00 / £8,094.46 / £6,260.14 / £585.09 / £923.26 / £173.80 / £280.02 / £128.56 / £183.33 / £749.91 / £20,195.02
Ukranian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
BirminghamMagistrates Court / Apr-13 / May-13 / Jun-13 / Jul-13 / Aug-13 / Sep-13 / Oct-13 / Nov-13 / Dec-13 / Jan-14 / Feb-14 / Mar-14 / Grand Total
Bulgarian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £105.51 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £105.51
Czech / £215.07 / £327.55 / £244.01 / £240.00 / £336.25 / £990.17 / £812.48 / £251.51 / £350.33 / £231.99 / £763.04 / £561.26 / £5,323.66
Polish / £1,482.54 / £1,567.23 / £916.07 / £1,000.08 / £1,490.02 / £1,485.25 / £1,089.64 / £1,443.55 / £1,365.45 / £902.21 / £1,695.73 / £1,226.59 / £15,664.36
Ukranian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Cannock & Seisden Magistrates Court / Apr-13 / May-13 / Jun-13 / Jul-13 / Aug-13 / Sep-13 / Oct-13 / Nov-13 / Dec-13 / Jan-14 / Feb-14 / Mar-14 / Grand Total
Bulgarian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £1.00 / £179.99 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £472.81 / £653.80
Czech / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £1.00 / £61.00 / £96.92 / £0.00 / £89.50 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £57.00 / £305.42
Polish / £795.03 / £962.64 / £678.23 / £603.99 / £267.50 / £1,075.71 / £1,322.19 / £472.81 / £583.58 / £544.66 / £244.16 / £993.17 / £8,543.67
Ukranian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
DudleyMagistrates Court / Apr-13 / May-13 / Jun-13 / Jul-13 / Aug-13 / Sep-13 / Oct-13 / Nov-13 / Dec-13 / Jan-14 / Feb-14 / Mar-14 / Grand Total
Bulgarian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Czech / £38.66 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £38.66
Polish / £89.41 / £190.55 / £114.00 / £184.09 / £188.60 / £39.51 / £0.00 / £96.29 / £412.07 / £194.01 / £258.52 / £381.22 / £2,148.27
Ukranian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Stafford Combined Court - Crown Court / Apr-13 / May-13 / Jun-13 / Jul-13 / Aug-13 / Sep-13 / Oct-13 / Nov-13 / Dec-13 / Jan-14 / Feb-14 / Mar-14 / Grand Total
Bulgarian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Czech / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Polish / £139.50 / £259.50 / £258.51 / £327.51 / £880.55 / £48.50 / £0.00 / £499.00 / £0.00 / £32.00 / £165.76 / £83.50 / £2,694.33
Ukranian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
StaffordMagistrates Court / Apr-13 / May-13 / Jun-13 / Jul-13 / Aug-13 / Sep-13 / Oct-13 / Nov-13 / Dec-13 / Jan-14 / Feb-14 / Mar-14 / Grand Total
Bulgarian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Czech / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Polish / £29.00 / £294.81 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £188.01 / £46.66 / £130.01 / £0.00 / £111.74 / £56.50 / £164.76 / -£14.50 / £1,005.99
Ukranian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
WalsallMagistrates Court / Apr-13 / May-13 / Jun-13 / Jul-13 / Aug-13 / Sep-13 / Oct-13 / Nov-13 / Dec-13 / Jan-14 / Feb-14 / Mar-14 / Grand Total
Bulgarian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Czech / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £102.05 / £147.30 / £209.73 / £239.11 / £117.75 / £252.67 / £1,068.61
Polish / £29.00 / £419.87 / £236.64 / £445.06 / £222.88 / £874.25 / £328.26 / £159.80 / £693.40 / £420.34 / £176.36 / £287.52 / £4,293.38
Ukranian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
WolverhamptonMagistrates Court / Apr-13 / May-13 / Jun-13 / Jul-13 / Aug-13 / Sep-13 / Oct-13 / Nov-13 / Dec-13 / Jan-14 / Feb-14 / Mar-14 / Grand Total
Bulgarian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Czech / £79.74 / £0.00 / £169.25 / £153.25 / £176.99 / £194.83 / £291.58 / £510.18 / £57.00 / £314.91 / £103.55 / £3.81 / £2,055.09
Polish / £188.49 / £228.27 / £504.13 / £1,092.05 / £907.16 / £956.89 / £369.40 / £1,051.71 / £125.16 / £246.76 / £4.00 / £207.41 / £5,881.43
Ukranian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
Total by Language / Apr-13 / May-13 / Jun-13 / Jul-13 / Aug-13 / Sep-13 / Oct-13 / Nov-13 / Dec-13 / Jan-14 / Feb-14 / Mar-14 / Grand Total
Bulgarian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £1.00 / £285.50 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £472.81 / £759.31
Czech / £362.47 / £358.55 / £413.26 / £681.55 / £567.99 / £1,246.00 / £1,334.03 / £908.99 / £706.56 / £786.01 / £1,448.62 / £923.50 / £9,737.53
Polish / £3,258.02 / £5,003.27 / £3,938.58 / £11,747.24 / £10,404.86 / £5,111.86 / £4,162.76 / £3,896.96 / £3,571.42 / £2,525.04 / £2,892.62 / £3,914.82 / £60,426.45
Ukranian / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00 / £0.00
The new interpreting contract was introduced to tackle the inefficiencies and inconsistencies in the previous system — and it has already saved taxpayers £15m in its first year. We have seen dramatic improvements over the life of the contract so far, with performance currently at 94% success rate, record numbers of bookings are now being made and fulfilled, and we continue to drive further improvement in performance.
You can also find more information by reading the full text of the Act (available at