Government Departments: Sign Language
(asked on 21st May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they recognise sign language as a valid and legal means of communication with all Government departments.
This question was answered on 5th June 2018
British Sign Language (BSL) was recognised as a language in its own right by the UK Government in March 2003. All Government departments are under a legal duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments when communicating with disabled people, which might include the provision of BSL interpreters.