Calculating the Cost for Language Services 24 November 2011 Evert van der Vlis Ministry of Security and Justice The Hague

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

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 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 % France % Germany % Luxembourg % Netherlands % United Kingdom %

Numbers and percentages of non-nationals in prison and pre-trial detainees ( ) Country PrisonPre-trial detainees Prison % Pre-trial detainees % Belgium %41.4 France %-- Germany %27.2% Luxembourg Netherlands %31% United Kingdom %

Estimated costs of interpretation and translation Country Criminal proc. non-nationals Costs Interpretation € 200 Costs Translation 30 pages € 255-€1500 Belgium16.598€ € € France73.534€ € € Germany € € € Luxembourg3.961€ € € Netherlands53.592€ € € United Kingdom ₤ ₤ ₤

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

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

Table 16.1 Number of certified court interpreters in 2008 and 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, Issue number 6/2012 “Statistics in focus” Crime and Criminal Justice, Issue number 6/2012 “Statistics in focus” Crime trends in the European Union Crime trends in the European Union Metadata files on the Eurostat website Metadata files on the Eurostat website Crimes recorded by the police: Crimes recorded by the police: Prison population Prison population European Demography Report Migration: foreign population European Demography Report Migration: foreign population 31.9 million non-nationals in the EU 31.9 million non-nationals in the EU

Immigrants per 1000 inhabitants 2009

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

Implementation in the Netherlands o o Draft bill consultation in December 2011 o o Comments received from: o oBureau for Sworn Interpreters and Translators o oBar Association o oCouncil for the Judiciary o oPolice o oPublic Prosecution Service o oSIGV Court Interpreters and Legal Translators o oDutch Society of Interpreters and Translators o o Cabinet (today!) o o The Dutch Council of State - advises the government on legislation (July 2012) o o Dutch House of Representatives (September 2012) o o Senate of the Dutch Parliament (± April 2013)

The Netherlands Population 2009Number Immigrants Dutch nationals Non Western immigrants Western immigrants Africa America Asia Oceania EU countries

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

Origin detainees Detainees on 6 December 2008Number Total Dutch nationals9.075 East Europe & Russia455 Europe369 Africa775 America402 Asia117 Middle East327 Unknown414

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 Telephone interpreting Face to face interpreting Cancellations by lawyer or client Cancellations by interpreter690 Translations into Dutch6.850 Translations from Dutch1.241 Total Cost€ Cancellations €

Interpreting/translating Police, Public Prosecutors, Courts 2010 Total Police (Including tapping of telecommunications) ± € Public Prosecutors interpreting€ Public Prosecutors translating€ Public Prosecutors travel cost interpreters€ Courts Interpreting/translating± € Total Cost 2010Total Interpreting/translations± € Register of Sworn Interpreters and Translators € Total± €

Number Standard 80% Unique 20% Total Police detention order ± € Provisional detention order ± € Sanctions public Prosecutor ± € Indictment ± € Verdict ± € Documents7.000± € Total Cost± € Estimated additional cost directive

Impact assessment EU Cost of Interpretation€ Cost of Translation minimum€ Cost of Translation maximum€

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

Questions and discussion