SIR – I concur with Bob Watson’s concern on funding for police translators (T&A ,January 1).
If our Labour Council state we must have translators then they must be paid for by the person requiring them. Personally we would not allow anyone to enter Britain if they could not speak English, but in the meantime, let’s just cut all funding for translators and allocate the funding to actual services that benefit the people of Bradford.
The 5,532 requests for translators last year is shocking but I’m afraid not entirely unexpected.
But possibly the most concerning part of this report is the fact that West Yorkshire Police refused to discuss the costs “on grounds of commercial sensitivity”.
I am afraid this is not an acceptable answer, the police are the servants of the people and as such need to furnish us with the costs associated with this.
In my day PC used to stand for Police Constable not Political Correctness!
Jason Smith, UKIP Parliamentary Candidate Bradford South, Woodlands Avenue, Queensbury, Bradford
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