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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
12 December 2008
Last updated
2725 JuneMarch 20222024 — See all updates

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Interpreters code of conduct

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Published 12 December 2008
Last updated 2725 JuneMarch 20222024 + show all updates

  1. Updated the interpreters code of conduct. A full list of changes can be found in the document.

  2. Updated payment section in guidance.

  3. Updated guidance.

  4. Updated content in the following sections: definitions, security/access to Home Office Building and remote interviewing.

  5. Updated guidance: Central Interpreters Unit changed to Interpreter Management Unit. Interpreter Operations Unit (IOU) changed to Interpreter & Language Service Unit (ILSU). Remote interviewing section amended.

  6. Updated information on disciplinary issues, remote interviewing and training.

  7. First published.