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Interpreting and Translation Services

If you are a non-English speaker and you need help to talk to someone from the Council, the Primary Care Trust or another public service organisation, you can have an interpreter provided free of charge by The Language Shop. The Language Shop is also open to all public sector organisations that need translation and interpreting services.
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    Help for non-English speakers

    We can provide an interpreter to help you talk to us or other public sector organisations in Newham.

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    What We Do

    Our services include face-to-face and telephone interpreting, British Sign Language interpreting, translations, large print and Braille.

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    Find a Translation

    Search for standard letters and other documents frequently used by public sector organisations translated into languages used in Newham.

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    Interpret/Translate for Us

    We are always keen to hear from interpreters or translators who are interested in providing language services to the Language Shop.

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    Quality Assurance

    We are committed to delivering high quality services. To make sure we do, we implement standards set by the Government's Charter Mark and Investors in People.

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    Who's who

    Meet the managers of the Language Shop. Find out how they contribute to delivering the services provided by the Language Shop.

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