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<p>Where a translator is unavailable to carry out a substantive asylum interview,
the Home Office will look to rebook the interview when a translator for the preferred
language is next available.</p><p>On the rare occasion where we are unable to source
a translator to carry out the substantive asylum interview, we would seek to use a
detailed witness statement provided by the applicant, to decide the asylum claim.</p><p>The
Home Office will continue to explore and act upon potential interpreter recruitment
avenues, both regionally and nationally, for all languages. Alongside the ongoing
recruitment campaign, we will continue to work with stakeholders in assessing demand
and have in place contingencies to ensure the available national resource is utilised
as effectively as possible.</p>
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