British Sign Language reports and action plans
Information about what the government is doing to improve the use of BSL in its communications. Includes annual reports, and 5-year plans from ministerial departments.
The BSL Act 2022 requires that named ministerial government departments must report on how they are promoting or facilitating the use of BSL in their communications with the public.
In July 2025, each ministerial department was asked to produce a 5-year BSL plan, setting out how they plan to improve the use of BSL within their departments. Updates to their progress will be published annually.
BSL annual reports
These reports cover BSL usage in government communications. They include:
- case studies of good practice
- information on what the government is doing to increase the use of BSL in its communications
- numbers of BSL communications for different reporting years
5-year BSL plans
In July 2025, all ministerial departments were asked to produce a 5-year BSL plan, setting out how they plan to improve the use of BSL within their departments.
Departments will publish an update on progress against their 5-year plan annually.
Updates to this page
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Added a link to the BSL Fourth Report, published today.
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The 5-year BSL plan for the Wales Office has been added.
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First published.