Question follow-through · 91062

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Sign Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps (a) her Department and (b) its public bodies are taking to (i) develop and (ii) utilise artificial intelligence approaches to British Sign Language.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 13 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 17 Nov 2025
Answer: 21 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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13 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps (a) her Department and (b) its public bodies are taking to (i) develop and (ii) utilise artificial intelligence approaches to British Sign Language.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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21 Nov 2025
Answer published
Providing BSL translations of pre-recorded audio and video content on public services is a legislative Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AAA criterion. As outlined in the Government Service Standard, all digital government services must as a...

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