Transparency and freedom of information releases

Summaries of meetings of the BSL Advisory Board, which advises the government on key issues impacting BSL users and the Deaf community.

• From: Disability Unit and 1 others
• Updated: 21 December 2023

• BSL Advisory Board meeting summary: 8 November 2023 (including BSL version)

  BSL version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbD6xfhBJfA In attendance…

• BSL Advisory Board meeting summary: 18 July 2023 (including BSL version)

  BSL version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-_Qf7jMF7c The second meeting…

• BSL Advisory Board meeting summary: 9 May 2023 (including BSL version)

  BSL version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJgAt6Vmgvg The first meeting…

Sets out government-funded projects supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of assistive technology.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 21 December 2023

• Research and development work relating to assistive technology: 2022 to 2023

  Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and…

Annual review of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS), and annual release of statistics.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 28 November 2023

• Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme: annual review 2022 to 2023

  This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government…

• Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme annual statistics April 2014 to March 2023

  Overview The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS) was launched…

Outlining the role of assistive technology in making independent living easier for older people and disabled adults and children.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 20 November 2023

Annual review of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS), and annual release of statistics.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 24 November 2022

Report on government-funded research to improve equipment for disabled and older people for 2020 to 2021.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 25 October 2022

Report on government-funded research to improve equipment for disabled and older people for 2019 to 2020.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 25 October 2022

The sixth annual review of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS), and annual release of statistics.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 26 November 2020

Outlining the role of assistive technology in making independent living easier for older people and disabled adults and children.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 20 October 2020

The fifth annual review of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS).

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 6 November 2019

This report is published in response to the government's launch of a new framework, in 2018, to assess the wellbeing of staff.

• From: Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Updated: 14 June 2019

Report on government-funded research to improve equipment for disabled and older people for 2017 to 2018.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 5 February 2019

The fourth annual review of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS).

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Updated: 29 November 2018