22Linguistic and cultural factors to be considered

22 Linguistic and cultural factors to be considered

22 Linguistic and cultural factors to be considered

(1) On becoming aware that a detainee who is being interviewed for the purposes of this Part may be disadvantaged by linguistic or cultural factors, an interviewer must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the detainee has the assistance of a person who can act as an appropriate interpreter or provide appropriate cultural guidance.

(2) Such a person need not be present at the interview so long as he or she is available to the detainee by telephone or audio visual link during the interview.

(3) If the interviewer makes a report that assesses a detainee for the purposes of this Part, the interviewer—

(a) must take into consideration any linguistic or cultural factors that may disadvantage the detainee, and

(b) must refer in the report to the extent to which, in the interviewer’s opinion, those factors are significant in relation to the assessment.