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

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

4 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}

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7 Estimated number of criminal proceedings involving non-nationals 2007 Country Population Non- nationals %Criminal proc. non-nationals Belgium10.584.534932.161 8.8% 18.628 France63.392.1403.650.100 5.8% 73.534 Germany82.314.9067.255.949 8.8% 255.498 Luxembourg476.187198.213 41.6% 3.961 Netherlands16.357.992681.9324.2%53.592 United Kingdom 60.816.7013.659.9006%112.878

8 Numbers and percentages of non-nationals in prison and pre-trial detainees (2006-2007) Country PrisonPre-trial detainees Prison % Pre-trial detainees % Belgium4.2341.75342.9%41.4 France12.341--19.4%-- Germany20.4855.56926.3%27.2% Luxembourg54625573.446.7 Netherlands4.2461.31529.1%31% United Kingdom 11.3101.60214.2%

9 Estimated costs of interpretation and translation Country Criminal proc. non-nationals Costs Interpretation € 200 Costs Translation 30 pages € 255-€1500 Belgium16.598€ 3.725.600€ 4.750.140 € 27.942.000 France73.534€ 14.706.800€ 18.751.170 € 110.301.000 Germany255.498€ 51.099.600€ 130.303.980 € 766.494.000 Luxembourg3.961€ 792.200€ 1.010.055 € 5.941.500 Netherlands53.592€ 10.718.400€ 13.665.980 € 80.388.000 United Kingdom112.878₤ 37.500.000₤ 24.896.602 ₤ 146.450.604

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13 Calculations UK Cost of interpretation 1.881.306 Number criminal proceedings in the UK 188.13110% of cases involve non-nationals £ 37.500.000UK Spent on interpretation in 2007 £ 199Average spent per case € 200Average spent per case

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 www.coe.int/T/dghl/cooperation/cepej/default_en.asp

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

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

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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 and Criminal Justice, 2006-2009 - 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 www.epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/crime

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23 Immigrants per 1000 inhabitants 2009

24 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

25 www.migrationinformation.org

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28 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)

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30 The Netherlands Population 2009Number Immigrants3.287.706 Dutch nationals13.198.081 Non Western immigrants1.809.310 Western immigrants1.478.396 Africa543.649 America598.936 Asia726.646 Oceania20.025 EU countries877.552

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 1,5 %2,4 %0,6 % Non-western migrants 4,3 %7,0 %1,5 %

32 Origin detainees Detainees on 6 December 2008Number Total11.934 Dutch nationals9.075 East Europe & Russia455 Europe369 Africa775 America402 Asia117 Middle East327 Unknown414

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  Interpreter86.111 Telephone interpreting35.209 Face to face interpreting34.055 Cancellations by lawyer or client16.157 Cancellations by interpreter690 Translations into Dutch6.850 Translations from Dutch1.241 Total Cost€ 12.413.000 Cancellations € 326.130

35 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 2010Total Interpreting/translations± € 34.067.000 Register of Sworn Interpreters and Translators € 879.000 Total± € 34.946.000

36 Number Standard 80% Unique 20% Total Police detention order 8.0006.4001.600± € 100. 000 Provisional detention order 4.0002.4001.600± € 100.000 Sanctions public Prosecutor 3.0002.500500± € 100.000 Indictment15.00012.0003.000± € 800.000 Verdict14.00011.2002.800± € 600.000 Documents7.000± € 5.000.000 Total Cost± € 6.700.000 Estimated additional cost directive

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

38 Annual budget crime prevention and criminal law enforcement o o Total € 7.831 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

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