Translating and interpreting services
Interpreting service
If English is not your first language and you need help in
talking, explaining, or understanding a letter, leaflet or bill
form the Council, then we can help.
We have qualified interpreters who provide both face to face and
telephone interpreting in all languages and dialects. These
include:
- Urdu
- Punjabi
- Portuguese
- Pahari
- French
- Chinese
- Bengali
- Kurdish
- Polish
Communicators for the hard of hearing and deaf
We can also help if you are hard of hearing or deaf and you need
to communicate with one of our officers. This can include;
- British Sign Language
- Sign Supported English
- Deaf/Blind
- Lip speaker
The Community language Service
This service provides confidential, professional and quality
communication between officers and members of the public whose
first language is not English.
If you require assistance in communication with the Council then
ask the officer to contact the Community language Service to
arrange an interpreter, or communicator for the hard of
hearing.
There will be no charge to you for this service.