United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2464
Sign Language
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17 May 2021
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21 May 2021 · Answer
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21 May 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the merits of introducing a British Sign Language Act that would give BSL full recognition in law.
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17 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the merits of introducing a British Sign Language Act that would give BSL full recognition in law.
Source: Commons
21 May 2021
Answer
On 18 March 2003 the UK government formally recognised that British Sign Language (BSL) is a language in its own right. Provision for accessing services by users of BSL are covered by the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty. Existing equ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-17/2464
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1315060
- uk · wq-1315060 · source updated 21 May 2021