Question follow-through · 85295

Sign Language: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what reporting public bodies are undertaking on the (a) system performance, (b) community impact and (c) compliance with inclusion obligations of the deployment of British Sign Language

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 27 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 29 Oct 2025
Answer: 5 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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27 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what reporting public bodies are undertaking on the (a) system performance, (b) community impact and (c) compliance with inclusion obligations of the deployment of British Sign Language
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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5 Nov 2025
Answer published
85294: We are not aware of any digital public services currently using AI generated BSL content. The Service Manual and Service Standard guide service teams across the public sector on the design and development of digital services, including those enable...

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