Calculating the Cost for Language Services 20 October 2012 Evert van der Vlis Ministry of Security and Justice The Hague

Outline Impact assessment Available data and statistics Estimation of the cost of the Directive for Holland Questions and discussion

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 8.7.2009 SEC(2009) 915 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings Accompanying the Proposal for a FRAMEWORK DECISION on the right to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings IMPACT ASSESSMENT {COM(2009) 338 final} {SEC(2009) 916}

Estimated number of criminal proceedings involving non-nationals 2007 Country Population Non- nationals % Criminal proc. non-nationals Belgium 10.584.534 932.161 8.8% 18.628 France 63.392.140 3.650.100 5.8% 73.534 Germany 82.314.906 7.255.949 255.498 Luxembourg 476.187 198.213 41.6% 3.961 Netherlands 16.357.992 681.932 4.2% 53.592 United Kingdom 60.816.701 3.659.900 6% 112.878

Numbers and percentages of non-nationals in prison and pre-trial detainees (2006-2007) Country Prison Pre-trial detainees % Pre-trial detainees % Belgium 4.234 1.753 42.9% 41.4 France 12.341 -- 19.4% Germany 20.485 5.569 26.3% 27.2% Luxembourg 546 255 73.4 46.7 Netherlands 4.246 1.315 29.1% 31% United Kingdom 11.310 1.602 14.2%

Estimated costs of interpretation and translation Country Criminal proc. non-nationals Costs Interpretation € 200 Costs Translation 30 pages € 255-€1500 Belgium 16.598 € 3.725.600 € 4.750.140 € 27.942.000 France 73.534 € 14.706.800 € 18.751.170 € 110.301.000 Germany 255.498 € 51.099.600 € 130.303.980 € 766.494.000 Luxembourg 3.961 € 792.200 € 1.010.055 € 5.941.500 Netherlands 53.592 € 10.718.400 € 13.665.980 € 80.388.000 United Kingdom 112.878 ₤ 37.500.000 ₤ 24.896.602 ₤ 146.450.604

Calculations UK Cost of interpretation 1.881.306 Number criminal proceedings in the UK 188.131 10% of cases involve non-nationals £ 37.500.000 UK Spent on interpretation in 2007 £ 199 Average spent per case € 200

What is missing? Reliable data on the number of people who need an interpreter or translator (many non-nationals do speak the language) Second and third generation migrants Data on current fees for interpreter and translation in criminal proceedings (EULITA?) Information about practical arrangements: National register Contracts with agencies Telephone interpreting Videoconferencing

The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice 4th Report - Edition September 2012 Correspondents in all member states www.coe.int/T/dghl/cooperation/cepej/default_en.asp

Table 16. 1 Number of certified court interpreters in 2008 and 2010 Table 16.1 Number of certified court interpreters in 2008 and 2010. Evolution between 2008 and 2010 (Q199)

Table 16.5 Binding provisions regarding the quality of court interpreters in judicial proceedings (Q200)

Figure 16.2 Number of certified court interpreters per professional judge (Q46 Q199)

Crime and Criminal Justice, 2006-2009 - Issue number 6/2012 “Statistics in focus” Crime trends in the European Union Metadata files on the Eurostat website Crimes recorded by the police: Prison population European Demography Report Migration: foreign population 31.9 million non-nationals in the EU www.epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/crime

Immigrants per 1000 inhabitants 2009

European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics - 2010 www.europeansourcebook.org Contains data for 40 European countries Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics www3.unil.ch/wpmu/space Contains data on prison populations

www.migrationinformation.org

Implementation in the Netherlands Draft bill consultation in December 2011 Comments received from: Bureau for Sworn Interpreters and Translators Bar Association Council for the Judiciary Police Public Prosecution Service SIGV Court Interpreters and Legal Translators Dutch Society of Interpreters and Translators Cabinet (today!) The Dutch Council of State - advises the government on legislation (July 2012) Dutch House of Representatives (September 2012) Senate of the Dutch Parliament (± April 2013)

The Netherlands Population 2009 Number Immigrants 3.287.706 Dutch nationals 13.198.081 Non Western immigrants 1.809.310 Western immigrants 1.478.396 Africa 543.649 America 598.936 Asia 726.646 Oceania 20.025 EU countries 877.552

217.000 suspects 1.5 % of the population 2008 Total ♂ ♀ 1,5 % 2,5 % 0,5 % Dutch nationals 1,2 % 1,9 % 0,4 % Western immigrants 2,4 % 0,6 % Non-western migrants 4,3 % 7,0 %

Origin detainees Detainees on 6 December 2008 Number Total 11.934 Dutch nationals 9.075 East Europe & Russia 455 Europe 369 Africa 775 America 402 Asia 117 Middle East 327 Unknown 414

Language services in the Netherlands Mainly oral translation Lawyer   client  Interpreter At all stages of the criminal case an interpreter present Fixed payments: Public Prosecutors, Courts and investigation by the police Public Prosecutors and courts have a centralized booking system Legal aid provided by agency (European tender) ± 50% Telephone interpreting (no fixed fees)

Interpreting/Translating Legal Aid 2010 Total Lawyer   client  Interpreter 86.111 Telephone interpreting 35.209 Face to face interpreting 34.055 Cancellations by lawyer or client 16.157 Cancellations by interpreter 690 Translations into Dutch 6.850 Translations from Dutch 1.241 Total Cost € 12.413.000 Cancellations € 326.130

Interpreting/translating Police, Public Prosecutors, Courts 2010 Total Police (Including tapping of telecommunications) ± € 13.000.000 Public Prosecutors interpreting € 2.834.000 Public Prosecutors translating € 3.516.000 Public Prosecutors travel cost interpreters € 1.414.000 Courts Interpreting/translating ± € 890.000 Total Cost 2010 Interpreting/translations ± € 34.067.000 Register of Sworn Interpreters and Translators € 879.000 ± € 34.946.000

Estimated additional cost directive Number Standard 80% Unique 20% Total Police detention order 8.000 6.400 1.600 ± € 100. 000 Provisional detention order 4.000 2.400 ± € 100.000 Sanctions public Prosecutor 3.000 2.500 500 Indictment 15.000 12.000 ± € 800.000 Verdict 14.000 11.200 2.800 ± € 600.000 Documents 7.000 ± € 5.000.000 Total Cost ± € 6.700.000

Impact assessment EU Cost of Interpretation € 10.718.400 Cost of Translation minimum € 13 665.980 Cost of Translation maximum € 80.388.000

Annual budget crime prevention and criminal law enforcement Total € 7.831 million Public Prosecution Service € 430 million Criminal Courts € 259 million Legal aid in Criminal Cases € 111 million Salduz case: Right to consult a lawyer prior to police interview € 30 million

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