A cross-government 5-year plan led by multiple departments including the Attorney General's Office and Cabinet Office to improve British Sign Language (BSL) accessibility and inclusion across public services, transport, and government communications. The plan includes specific departmental commitments and is being implemented with BSL versions of key documents to ensure accessibility for Deaf BSL users. This is an active, coordinated accessibility and equality initiative.
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Cabinet Office
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department for Transport
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department for Education
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Home Office
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department for Business and Trade
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Ministry of Justice
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department for Work and Pensions
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Ministry of Defence
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Scotland Office
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affai…
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Attorney General's Office
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Gove…
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department of Health and Social Care
In response to: British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: HM Treasury
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to increase information and awareness for members of the public on the accessibility of public spaces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that GOV.UK websites provide accessible digital services.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that police forces are able to communicate effectively with Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that ambulance services are able to communicate effectively with Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).
In response to: A railway fit for Britain's future: government response
In response to: Accessible railways roadmap
In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Wales Office
This plan sets out how HM Treasury plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Wales Office plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
UIN: HCWS861 This Government is committed to ensuring that our communications are accessible and inclusive, and to reducing the barriers Deaf people face in their everyday lives. The British Sign Language (BSL) Act 2022 supports this by creating a greater …
UIN: HLWS868 My Rt honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability), Sir Stephen Timms MP has made the following Written Statement.This Government is committed to ensuring that our communications are accessible and inclusive, and ...
This plan sets out how Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Home Office plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Attorney General's Office (AGO) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Department for Transport (DfT) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Scotland Office plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Cabinet Office (CO) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
This plan sets out how the Ministry of Defence (MOD) plans to improve the use of British Sign Language (BSL) in its communications in the next 5 years.
UIN: HCWS347 This government is committed to removing barriers and increasing opportunities for Deaf and disabled people. The British Sign Language (BSL) Act 2022 provides us with the ability to do this by creating a greater recognition and understanding of …
UIN: HLWS344 My honourable Friend, the Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability) (The Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP) has made the following Written Statement.This government is committed to removing barriers and increasing opportunities for Deaf an...
In response to: Occupational Health: Working Better
In response to: Government response to ‘A Patchwork of Provision’ mapping report
In response to: Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan
In light of the challenges deaf survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence told us they had experienced when engaging with the police, we would also urge the Home Office to undertake work with police forces across England and Wales …
Although the communications strategy in the initial phase of the pandemic was broadly successful, it is worth noting that there was some confusion over who the stay at home order applied to, and there was criticism of the Government’s decision …
Videos in British Sign Language, which explain the new strategy covering the government’s plan to tackle violence against women and girls.
Delivering effective support for children and young people with SEND during a public health crisis was inevitably a massive challenge, to which some local authorities were unable to rise. The pandemic demonstrated and exacerbated a widely acknowledged pre-existing crisis in …
We agree with organisations representing Deaf British Sign Language users that we should set a good example in the accessibility of our public oral evidence sessions. It is regrettable that we did not provide live BSL interpretation and subtitles via …
In response to: Draft transport accessibility action plan
In response to: Draft transport accessibility action plan
The consultation sets out the government’s approach to dealing with domestic abuse. It seeks to address it at every stage from prevention through to rehabilitation.
The consultation sets out the government’s approach to dealing with domestic abuse. It seeks to address it at every stage from prevention through to rehabilitation.
This call for evidence seeks to assess the communication provision for people who are deaf, deafblind or have hearing loss in the UK.
In response to: Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: communications support work
This call for evidence seeks to clarify the role of communications support workers in supporting people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
This call for evidence seeks to clarify the role of communications support workers in supporting people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
This call for evidence seeks to assess the communication provision for people who are deaf, deafblind or have hearing loss in the UK.
This call for evidence seeks to clarify the role of communications support workers in supporting people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
This call for evidence seeks to assess the communication provision for people who are deaf, deafblind or have hearing loss in the UK.