Final British Sign Language Plan 2024/30
The British Sign Language (BSL) (Scotland) Act 2015 requires the Council to develop and publish a BSL Plan 2024/30 by 6 May 2024.
The purpose of the Council's BSL Plan 2024/30 is to outline what action will be taken to support delivery of the Scottish Government's BSL National Plan 2023/29. The Council's Draft BSL Plan 2024/30 was published on 3 May 2024 and approved by the Policy and Resources Committee at its meeting on 4 June 2024.
The BSL version of the Final BSL Plan 2024/30, with subtitles, can be viewed by clicking on the above link to the Council's You Tube channel. The English version of the BSL Plan 2024/30 is available to view in the Documents section on the right hand side of this page.
The Council's BSL Plan 2024/30 was developed in consultation with local BSL users and their representatives. Details of the consultation process are included in the BSL version of the Plan 2024/30 and at Section 6 of a report to the Council's Policy and Resources Committee which is available to view in the Documents section on the right hand side of this page.
The BSL Plan 2024/30 comprises around 30 improvement actions, grouped under the following nine priority areas of the BSL National Plan 2023/29:
- BSL Accessibility
- Children, Young People and their Families
- Access to Employment
- Health and Wellbeing
- Celebrating BSL Culture
- BSL Data
- Transport
- Access to Justice
- Democratic Participation.
An Equality Impact Assessment on the Final BSL Plan 2024/30 can also be viewed in the Documents section on the right hand side of this page.