We aim to provide services which are open to all.


Automatically translated versions of our website are available in a number of languages.

Please note these translations are direct/automatic translations and therefore may not convey the same message as originally intended in English.

Using Google:

 French

 German

 Italian

 Portuguese

 Spanish

Using AltaVista's Babel Fish:

Please note that for some languages such as Chinese and Japanese, this will require the PC to have had a language pack installed in order to read the text.

 Greek

 Chinese

 Japanese

 Korean

Using World Lingo:

 Russian

 Dutch


For those people needing to access our services and whose first language is not English, a range of facilities is provided.

Please note all interpreters are bound by a code of confidentiality and work to a code of conduct agreed by the County Council.

Translation Services

Documents produced by the Council can be translated into any language on request. Cambridgeshire County Council have a contract with CINTRA in Cambridge to provide written translations within 10 working days.

Interpreter Services

Cambridgeshire County Council have a contract with CINTRA to provide face to face interpreting services to work with clients whose first language is not English. CINTRA will provide an interpreter for 98% of requests where the request is made over 24 hours in advance.

British Sign Language (BSL)

Where a BSL Interpreter is required in order to allow a deaf person to access the services of the Council, this can be arranged.

Braille

Documents can be printed in Braille on request.  DotSix are our preferred provider for these services. They can transcribe material into clearer/larger print, standard Braille, audiocassette, computer disc or CD-rom.

If you have a visual impairment

Material can be transcribed into clearer/larger print, standard Braille, audiocassette, computer disc or CD-rom.