British Sign Language Act 2022
Declaration recognising British Sign Language
1Recognition of British Sign Language
Duties relating to the promotion and facilitation of British Sign Language
2Duty of Secretary of State to report on British Sign Language
3Guidance on use of British Sign Language
General
4Extent, commencement and short title
SCHEDULERelevant government departments
1Attorney General’s Office.
2Cabinet Office.
3Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
4Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
5Department for Education.
6Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
7Department for International Trade.
8Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
9Department for Transport.
10Department for Work and Pensions.
11Department of Health and Social Care.
12Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
13Her Majesty’s Treasury.
14Home Office.
15Ministry of Defence.
16Ministry of Justice.
17Office of the Leader of the House of Commons.
18Office of the Leader of the House of Lords.
19Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland.
20Office of the Secretary of State for Wales.

British Sign Language Act 2022

2022 Chapter 34

An Act to recognise British Sign Language as a language of England, Wales and Scotland; to require the Secretary of State to report on the promotion and facilitation of the use of British Sign Language by ministerial government departments; and to require guidance to be issued in relation to British Sign Language.

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—