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More foreign language speakers have been recruited by Cambridgeshire Police who will call on them when needed. They are retained on a casual workers' contract, which means they will be paid only for the services they provide. Officers speak Polish, Russian, Urdu, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Latvian, Ukrainian and Punjabi. Language help A Cambridgeshire Police spokeswoman said: "Each support officer speaks one or more language other than English. "They will be used for telephone interpreting and in face-to-face situations." The force believes costs of interpretation and translation could be cut by about 20%. The support officers will be able to provide language support to officers and staff in different roles. "However, they will not be able to take formal statements or interview people," the spokeswoman said. Their main function will be to help residents and visitors to Cambridgeshire, who are non-English speaking, to access police services and communicate effectively with police officers and staff. They will be officially welcomed at a meeting at Cambridgeshire Police HQ in Huntingdon this week. |
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