questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Answer of 16 April 2024 to Question 124632 on English language, whether his Department recommends local authorities comply with the guidance advising them against translating into foreign languages set out in Official Report, 12 March 2013, Column 5WS.
answerText: As independent bodies who take their own decisions, local authorities are responsible for assessing the need and value for money in delivering any translation services for their residents. As outlined previously, Protecting What Matters outlined our commi...
heading: Local Government: Translation Services