# Language news, Monday, 9 November 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-11-09/

## Kent County Council votes to review paying for interpreters for non-English speakers

Policy. A large English council wants translation apps and paid private services to replace interpreting it funds. Its own papers concede accuracy and GDPR risks, and the Equality Act and Care Act still bind it.

Source: Kent County Council, https://democracy.kent.gov.uk/documents/s140951/1.%20Reform%20MTLD%20-%20Interpretation%20and%20Translation%20Services.pdf

## Singapore police say AI translation is not accurate enough for statements

Tech. Home affairs minister K Shanmugam told Parliament that current tools cannot handle code-switching or colloquial speech, which can change meaning. Police will keep using human interpreters to read statements back before an accused person signs.

Source: Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs, https://www.mha.gov.sg/media-room/newsroom/enhancing-safeguards-for-accused-persons-with-limited-english-proficiency-through-ai-generated-translations-and-interpreter-contemporaneous-note-keeping/