British Sign Language 5-Year Plan

29 Apr 2026 | Written question Cabinet Office linked

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 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.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Transport linked

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 Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that GOV.UK websites provide accessible digital services.

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27 Apr 2026 | Written question Home Office linked

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 L

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).

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24 Apr 2026 | Written question Department of Health and Social Care linked

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 Britis

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).

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11 Nov 2025 | Government response Department for Transport linked

A railway fit for Britain's future: government response: British Sign Language (BSL) version

In response to: A railway fit for Britain's future: government response

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5 Nov 2025 | Policy paper Department for Transport linked

Our roadmap to an accessible railway (British Sign Language version)

In response to: Accessible railways roadmap

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28 Aug 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity Wales Office linked

Wales Office

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Wales Office

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28 Aug 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit HM Treasury Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

HM Treasury (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: HM Treasury

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28 Aug 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit HM Treasury Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

HM Treasury

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.

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28 Aug 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity Wales Office linked

Wales Office

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.

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↓ Cynllun 5 mlynedd ar gyfer Iaith Arwyddion Prydain: Swyddfa…

21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Cabinet Office Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Cabinet Office (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Cabinet Office

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Transport Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Transport (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Department for Transport

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Education Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Education (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Department for Education

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Home Office Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Home Office (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Home Office

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Business and Trade Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

British Sign Language (BSL) 5-year plan: Department for Business and Trade (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Department for Business and Trade

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Ministry of Justice Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Ministry of Justice (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Ministry of Justice

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Work and Pensions Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Work and Pensions (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Department for Work and Pensions

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Ministry of Defence Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Ministry of Defence (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Ministry of Defence

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity Scotland Office linked

Scotland Office (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Scotland Office

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Attorney General's Office Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Attorney General's Office (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Attorney General's Office

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department of Health and Social Care Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department of Health and Social Care (English and BSL versions)

In response to: British Sign Language 5-year plan: Department of Health and Social Care

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21 Jul 2025 | Announcement Department for Work and Pensions linked

Publication of the Third British Sign Language (BSL) Report 2024 - 2025

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 …

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21 Jul 2025 | Announcement Department for Work and Pensions linked

Publication of the Third British Sign Language (BSL) Report 2024 - 2025

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 ...

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Business and Trade Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Business and Trade

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Ministry of Justice Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Ministry of Justice

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Work and Pensions Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Work and Pensions

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department of Health and Social Care Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department of Health and Social Care

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Home Office Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Home Office

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Attorney General's Office Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Attorney General's Office

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Transport Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Transport

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity Scotland Office linked

Scotland Office

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Cabinet Office Disability Unit Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Cabinet Office

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.

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21 Jul 2025 | Policy paper Disability Unit Ministry of Defence Office for Equality and Opportunity linked

Ministry of Defence

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.

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19 Dec 2024 | Announcement Department for Work and Pensions linked

British Sign Language (BSL) Report 2023 – 2024

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 …

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19 Dec 2024 | Announcement Department for Work and Pensions linked

British Sign Language (BSL) Report 2023 – 2024

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...

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24 Nov 2023 | Government response Department for Work and Pensions linked

British Sign Language (BSL) version: Occupational Health: Working Better - Summary of Responses to the Consultation and the UK Government Response

In response to: Occupational Health: Working Better

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13 Jun 2023 | Government response Home Office linked

Government response to 'A Patchwork of Provision: how to meet the needs of victims and survivors across England and Wales' (British Sign Language videos)

In response to: Government response to ‘A Patchwork of Provision’ mapping report

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1 Sep 2022 | Policy paper Home Office linked

Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan - Command paper 639 (British Sign Language videos)

In response to: Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan

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12 Oct 2021 | Policy paper Home Office linked

Tackling violence against women and girls strategy: British Sign Language version

Videos in British Sign Language, which explain the new strategy covering the government’s plan to tackle violence against women and girls.

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↓ Section 2: introduction ↓ Section 3: executive summary and ambition ↓ Section 4: understanding Violence Against Women and Girls ↓ Section 5: prioritising prevention ↓ Section 6: supporting victims ↓ Section 7: pursuing perpetrators ↓ Section 8: a stronger system ↓ Section 9: delivery ↓ Sections 10 and 11: annex A ↓ Section 12: annex A, provision of services ↓ Section 13: annex A, partnership working ↓ Section 14: annex A, pursuing perpetrators ↓ Section 15: annex A, male victims' position paper (2019) ↓ Section 16: annex A, ending VAWG strategy 2016

12 Jul 2018 | Consultation (closed) Home Office Ministry of Justice linked

Domestic Abuse Bill consultation: British Sign Language version — consultation closed

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.

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28 Jun 2018 | Consultation (closed) Home Office Ministry of Justice linked

Domestic Abuse Bill consultation: British Sign Language version — consultation opened

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.

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2 Feb 2018 | Consultation outcome Department for Work and Pensions linked

Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: market review — outcome published

This call for evidence seeks to assess the communication provision for people who are deaf, deafblind or have hearing loss in the UK.

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↓ Market review of British Sign Language and communications p… ↓ Government response: Market review of British Sign Language… (142pp)

20 Jul 2017 | Consultation (open) Department for Work and Pensions linked

Call for evidence: Market review of BSL and communications provision for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: communication support work

In response to: Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: communications support work

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20 Jul 2017 | Consultation outcome Department for Work and Pensions linked

Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: communications support work — outcome published

This call for evidence seeks to clarify the role of communications support workers in supporting people who are deaf or have hearing loss.

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10 Mar 2016 | Consultation outcome Department for Work and Pensions linked

Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: communications support work — consultation closed

This call for evidence seeks to clarify the role of communications support workers in supporting people who are deaf or have hearing loss.

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4 Mar 2016 | Consultation outcome Department for Work and Pensions linked

Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: market review — consultation closed

This call for evidence seeks to assess the communication provision for people who are deaf, deafblind or have hearing loss in the UK.

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↓ Market review of British Sign Language and communications p… ↓ Government response: Market review of British Sign Language… (142pp)

12 Feb 2016 | Consultation outcome Department for Work and Pensions linked

Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: communications support work — consultation opened

This call for evidence seeks to clarify the role of communications support workers in supporting people who are deaf or have hearing loss.

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4 Jan 2016 | Consultation outcome Department for Work and Pensions linked

Communications for people who are deaf or have hearing loss: market review — consultation opened

This call for evidence seeks to assess the communication provision for people who are deaf, deafblind or have hearing loss in the UK.

▤ View document · ↗ GOV.UK · ↓ Market review of British Sign Language and comm… (10pp)

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↓ Market review of British Sign Language and communications p… ↓ Government response: Market review of British Sign Language… (142pp)

19 Dec 2014 | Research linked

2nd Report - Improving Access to Work for disabled people: Report summary in British Sign Language

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11 Oct 2013 | Bill Attorney General's Office Cabinet Office Department for Business and Trade Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Department for Transport Department for Work and Pensions Department of Health and Social Care Disability Unit Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office HM Treasury Home Office Ministry of Defence Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Ministry of Justice Office for Equality and Opportunity Scotland Office Wales Office linked

Communication Support (Deafness) Bill — Bill 24 2013-2014, as introduced

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↓ Bill 24 2013-2014, as introduced