Prime Minister: Sign Language

(asked on 10th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides on the sizes of the audience at (a) his and (b) other official media events that require British Sign Language interpretation under the Equality Act 2010.


Answered by
Jeremy Quin Portrait
Jeremy Quin
This question was answered on 16th January 2023

I refer the hon. Member to PQ 59318.

There is no minimum audience size for which British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation must be provided. However, BSL interpretation is provided for the vast majority of No.10 press conferences through the BBC. Speeches from the Prime Minister outside of Parliament are also made available in transcript form on GOV.UK.

The Government Communication Service continues to ensure cross-government teams comply with the Equality Act 2010 when undertaking any form of public communication, including making early decisions on reasonable adjustments and the provision of accessible formats such as BSL.

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