British Sign Language (BSL): National Plan 2017 to 2023
Plan setting out actions to help ensure deaf and deafblind BSL users are fully involved in all aspects of daily and public life.
Justice
Our long-term goal: BSL users* will have fair and equal access to the civil, criminal and juvenile justice systems in Scotland.
By 2020, Scottish Ministers will:
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Establish a
BSL-led justice
advisory group to provide expertise and guidance to justice
agencies. The group will play a key role in developing and
delivering a programme of improvements to help the justice agencies
better meet the needs of
BSL users*.
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Work with partners to deliver and evaluate two training
programmes aimed at supporting
BSL/English
interpreters to work within the Justice sector, with a view to
informing a longer-term approach.
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Work with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (
SFRS),
Police Scotland and Scottish Ambulance Service to develop and
implement measures to improve access to emergency services for
BSL users*.
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Improve access to all Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (
SFRS),
emergency and preventative strategies (including home fire safety
visits), for
BSL users*.
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