British Sign Language Act 2022

The British Sign Language Act 2022 (c. 34) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

British Sign Language Act 2022
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn 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.
Introduced byRosie Cooper (Commons)
Lord Holmes of Richmond (Lords)
Territorial extent Great Britain
Dates
Royal assent28 April 2022
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Passage

The British Sign Language Bill was introduced to the House of Commons as a private members' bill on 16 June 2021 by Rosie Cooper.[1] The Bill gained cross-party and Government support before passing its second and third reading in the House of Commons and Lords without any difficulties.[2][3][4] It received royal assent on 28 April 2022.[5]

The Act legally recognises British Sign Language as a language of England, Scotland and Wales, a similar status to Welsh and Scottish Gaelic.[6] It requires the government to publish reports on how the language is used in its public communications and issue guidance on promoting its usage. It is somewhat modelled in motives on the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 which places similar requirements on ministers in the Scottish Government.[2]

References

Citations
  1. Pyper & Loft 2022, p. 4.
  2. Pyper & Loft 2022.
  3. "British Sign Language Bill set to clear final stage before becoming law". GOV.UK. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. "British Sign Language Bill passed by parliament on 'historic day' for Deaf community". Solicitors Journal. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. James, Henry (April 2022). "British Sign Language legally recognised after MP's campaign success". www.champnews.com. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. "'We're finally recognised' - British Sign Language gets official status". ITV News. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

Bibliography
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