4.
D.
The right to request translations and the right to challenge the refusal to provide them .. 39
USING THE DIRECTIVE IN PRACTICE .......................................................................................... 40
1. Identifying the documents of which you want translations ................................................. 40
2. Making a request .................................................................................................................. 40
a.
b.
3.
Basics .............................................................................................................................................. 40
Content of the request ................................................................................................................... 41
i.
I am entitled to make this request ............................................................................................. 41
ii. Mandatory documents ............................................................................................................... 41
iii. Other essential documents ........................................................................................................ 42
Transcripts / records from police questioning ....................................................................... 42
Key supporting evidence ........................................................................................................ 42
Challenging adverse decisions .............................................................................................. 42
a.
b.
Insist upon judicial review .............................................................................................................. 43
Grounds of challenge ...................................................................................................................... 43
i.
Unreasoned refusals are not acceptable .................................................................................... 43
ii. The decision relies on the possibility of ‘oral translation’ .......................................................... 43
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................. 45
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