Courts: Sign Language
Commons · Question 76851 · Tabled 12 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has considered setting national minimum standards for British Sign Language interpreter provision across all courts.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 22 Sep 2025
The Ministry of Justice has set national minimum standards for British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter provision across courts through the Language Services Contract. All interpreters must be registered with a voluntary National Regulator for Language Ser...