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

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

4. 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}

7. Estimated number of criminal proceedings involving non-nationals 2007
Country
Population
Non- nationals %
Criminal proc. non-nationals
Belgium
8.8%
18.628
France
5.8%
73.534
Germany
Luxembourg
41.6%
3.961
Netherlands
4.2%
53.592
United Kingdom 6%

8. 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%

9. Estimated costs of interpretation and translation
Country
Criminal proc. non-nationals
Costs Interpretation € 200
Costs Translation 30 pages € 255-€1500
Belgium
16.598 € € €
France
73.534 € € €
Germany € € €
Luxembourg
3.961 € € €
Netherlands
53.592 € € €
United Kingdom ₤ ₤ ₤

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

14. 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

15. The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice
4th Report - Edition September 2012
Correspondents in all member states

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

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

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

21. 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

23. Immigrants per 1000 inhabitants 2009

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

28. 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)

30. The Netherlands Population 2009 Number Immigrants 3.287.706
Dutch nationals
Non Western immigrants
Western immigrants
Africa
America
Asia
Oceania
20.025
EU countries

31. 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 %

32. 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

33. 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)

34. 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 €
Cancellations €

35. 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 2010
Interpreting/translations
± €
Register of Sworn Interpreters and Translators €
± €

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

37. Impact assessment EU Cost of Interpretation € 10.718.400
Cost of Translation minimum €
Cost of Translation maximum €

38. Annual budget crime prevention and criminal law enforcement
Total € 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

39. Questions and discussion