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Interpreter provision

Due to the physical and mental demands of interpreting, more than one interpreter may be required for an assignment. The reasons for this are varied, but include the duration and/or intensity of the work involved and to ensure accuracy and quality of interpreting are maintained. Examples of where this might be the case are when interpreting for conferences, in the courtroom and mental health tribunals to name a few. Interpreters will discuss your requirements and advise you accordingly at the time of booking.

full day

8 hours £360

half day

4 hours £180

hourly

£45ph

minimum

3 hours booking £135

Evenings and weekends

Interpreting during evening hours, at weekends, or on public holidays may be charged at a higher rate at the interpreter’s discretion.

Travel and accommodation expenses

Travel expenses will be paid to cover travel to and from the assignment, and for any travel required as part of the booking. Interpreters may quote a fee inclusive of travel otherwise this will be charged at £0.45 per mile for travel by car, or at standard fare rate for public transport.

When an assignment requires an overnight stay, reasonable accommodation expenses will be charged. Interpreters reserve the right to charge for travel time.

Specialist work

Interpreters working in the settings listed below (not an exhaustive list) are likely to charge more than the fees guidance stated to reflect the skill, experience and responsibility of working in those domains.

Police

This is a specialist area and qualified interpreters who hold relevant experience and additional training to work in this domain should be used. In some circumstances two interpreters and Deaf intermediaries may be required. A booking should include sufficient time to brief the interpreter(s).

Higher fees to those in the NUBSLI guidance may be incurred for the skilled professionals working in this domain.

Mental health

Interpreters working within mental health are qualified, experienced and will have received additional training in this domain. BSL/English interpreters may also work alongside Deaf interpreters.

When booking an interpreter ensure that you have scheduled time to prepare the interpreter(s) and brief them pre and post booking.

Court

Those working in this domain are qualified registered interpreters, who will have received additional training and are experienced. The fees for working with such highly skilled interpreters may be higher to reflect this.

Bookings should ensure sufficient time to include pre and post assignment briefings with interpreters. Ensure that enough interpreters are booked to include both interpretation in court and for outside court consultation.

Bookings should be made for a half or a full day to allow for occasions when court may overrun.

Conferences

Fees for conferences may be more than those stated in the fees guidance due to the amount of preparation involved and the high demands of working in this setting.

Those booking interpreters for conferences should ensure preparation is provided in advance. This might include:

Agenda/running order of the day
Speaker list and copies of presentations
Links to videos used during the day

Conferences may require a team of interpreters, especially if the day includes networking, plenary and breakout workshops. You should discuss this with the interpreters before confirming a booking.

If you are planning on recording or live streaming the event you must inform the interpreters in advance and agree consent.