Local authorities have a huge part to play in helping the UK achieve its aim of social cohesion. Everyone needs to access local authority services, so communicating effectively with ethnic minorities is important.
Translation and interpreting services therefore give people access to the support they need, so that non-English speaking residents are not neglected and have access to local authority services in the same way as other residents.
Interpreting and translating for local authorities can mean working across a range of disciplines - including housing advice, adult social care , children's services, or policy departments handling safer living and community plans.
Almost any member of local authority staff whose work involves liaising with other nationalities - either asylum seekers or non-English speaking residents who have been living in the UK for a while - will find that effective communication is crucial and can contribute to resolving cultural and language divisions in communities.
Some of the local authority services that Prestige provide translation services for:
Social workers, local authority procurement officers, housing officers, child protection officers and anyone in a local authority working closely with a primary care trust (PCT) will identify with the importance of cultural cohesion, equality and diversity, and social inclusion.
That's where Prestige Network comes in: through our range of services, we can enable people to say what they want, to understand what is going on around them and to feel connected to others. Prestige Network's support can help local authorities to step up to the plate in making their services accessible to all sectors of the community.
Working with local authorities around the UK, we take the worry and hassle away by providing a "one stop number" 01635 866888 for all language needs - from translating brochures, providing Palentypists, to interpreting (both face-to-face interpreting and telephone interpreting) in all languages, including British Sign Language (BSL). To find out how partnering with Prestige Network can enable your local authority to extract best value from its services, call our local authority specialist Colin Dudley on 01635 866888.
Or check out how we work with local authorities.
