United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 51633
Department for Work and Pensions: Translation Services
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12 May 2025
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16 May 2025 · Answer
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16 May 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
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12 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
Source: Commons
16 May 2025
Answer
DWP has a statutory duty to provide language services to its customers in line with the Equality Act. The aim of the service is to provide spoken and written translation services for staff and customers who are deaf, hard of hearing or do not speak Englis...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-12/51633
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1801933
- uk · wq-1801933 · source updated 16 May 2025