Guidance

Apply to join the British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board

A BSL Advisory Board is being established to help the government on the implementation of the British Sign Language Act 2022.

• From: Disability Unit, Department for Work and Pensions, Equality Hub and Chloe Smith
• Published: 18 July 2022
• Last updated: 7 September 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

Ministerial foreword and about the board (BSL and English)

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About the roles and how to apply (BSL and English)

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Ministerial foreword (Easy Read)

PDF, 7.33 MB, 3 pages

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What the board will do (Easy Read)

PDF, 55.4 MB, 12 pages

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What each member of the board will do (Easy Read)

PDF, 60.9 MB, 16 pages

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Who we are looking for (Easy Read)

PDF, 45.9 MB, 8 pages

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How to apply (Easy Read)

PDF, 73 MB, 17 pages

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Application form (Word)

MS Word Document, 46.8 KB

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Application form (OpenDocument)

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Application form (Easy Read)

PDF, 85.8 MB, 26 pages

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Details

Thank you to everyone who has applied to be a member or co-chair of the BSL Advisory Board. Applications closed on Friday 2 September with over 100 applications across England, Wales and Scotland.

We will be in touch to notify those selected for interview in October 2022. In the meantime further enquiries should be sent to BSLBoard@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

The Disability Unit is recruiting for board members and an independent co-chairperson to join a British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board.

Members will use their expertise and experience to help ensure the voices of Deaf people are recognised and valued in a way that informs policy and strategy across government.

The first term of the board will be from 2022 to 2025.

Applications closed at 5pm on Friday 2 September 2022.

The capitalised ‘D’ in ‘Deaf’ refers to people who have been deaf from birth or early childhood – all their lives – and sign language will be their first language. They view themselves as culturally deaf and may identify as being part of the Deaf community. In the UK, the term ‘deaf’ is used to refer to all levels of deafness. We will use Deaf in all of our pages in this way.

Published 18 July 2022
Last updated 7 September 2022 + show all updates

1. 7 September 2022

   Updated webpage to update that applications closed on Friday 2 September 2022.

2. 18 July 2022

   First published.