Appealing a decision

Either side can appeal a decision of the Professional Conduct Committee within 21 days.

Grounds for appeal

New evidence, a procedural error, or a sanction that was clearly too severe or too lenient. The appeal panel includes a lay member who isn't a translator.

Good to know

• We publish anonymised summaries of complaint decisions twice a year to help members learn from them.
• Keep written records of instructions and agreements with clients; they matter if anything goes wrong.
• Breaking the law in your professional work is also a breach of the code.

Downloads

• Guidance on machine translation and AI (PDF, 160 KB) (members only)
• Code of Professional Conduct (PDF, 7 KB)

Page last reviewed 29 December 2025