Quality and Reliability of Freelance Court Interpretation Services, and Complaints on Accuracy

Ms Eileen Chong Pei Shan asked the Minister for Law for each year from 2021 to 2025, whether the Ministry can provide data on (i) how many court hearings required freelance interpreters, broken down by language (ii) how many complaints or objections concerning interpretation accuracy by such interpreters were raised by parties or the court and (iii) how many resulted in re-interpretation, adjournment or a change of interpreter.

Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai: This Parliamentary Question has been addressed by the Ministry of Law's answer to written Parliamentary Question No 102 on 6 October 2026. [Please refer to "Qualifications and Accreditation, Court Procedure Training and Quality Assessment for Freelance Interpreters Engaged by Singapore Courts", Official Report, 6 October 2026, Vol 96, Issue 38, Written Answers to Questions section.]