Quality assurance

Every translation should be checked before delivery. SFTI recommends at least a full self-revision against the source text, and a second linguist for high-risk documents.

High-risk documents

Medical, legal and safety-critical texts, and anything for publication.

Good to know

• The code applies to everything you do as a translator or interpreter, including unpaid work.
• Breaking the law in your professional work is also a breach of the code.
• Keep written records of instructions and agreements with clients; they matter if anything goes wrong.

Downloads

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

Page last reviewed 1 January 2026