We can provide information in different formats such as large print, Braille, British Sign Language and in the many different languages and dialects spoken in Southend.
We also offer:
- telephone interpreting
- face-to-face interpreting
- community reading of any work which has been translated by outside agencies
- printing of translated materials
- advice on cultural awareness
We will ensure:
- confidentiality
- impartiality
- effective communication
- appropriate use of language and dialect
- male and female interpreters to suit your needs
To find out about getting information in one of these formats please email us at council@southend.gov.uk or phone on 01702 215000.
Translation service statistics
Money spent on our translation services by financial year:
- April 2024 to March 2025: £173,555.74
- April 2023 to March 2024: £153,446.73
- April 2022 to March 2023: £109,809.87
- April 2021 to March 2022: £ 84,235.63
The top 21 languages used for these years were:
- Pashto
- Dari
- Albanian
- Arabic
- Amharic
- Tigrinya
- Farsi
- Romanian
- Turkish
- Bengali
- Polish
- Czech
- Cantonese
- Mandarin
- Italian
- Lithuanian
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Tamil
- Kurdish
- Portuguese