Since January 2002, a National Agreement between police, courts and other legal agencies is in force.

The agreement states that every interpreter/LSP working in courts and police stations should be registered with one of the recommended registers, i.e:

• Full Members of the     Register (MRSLI) with the     IRP for communicating with    deaf people
  
  
• Full or interim status with the     National Register of Public     Service Interpreters (NRPSI)     for non-English spoken     languages