British Sign Language Act 2022
A Bill 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.
Last fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk
Progress through Parliament9 stages recorded
Commons
1st reading
16 Jun 2021
Commons
2nd reading
28 Jan 2022
Commons
Committee stage
23 Feb 2022
Commons
3rd reading
18 Mar 2022
Lords
1st reading
21 Mar 2022
Lords
2nd reading
25 Mar 2022
Lords
Order of Commitment discharged
07 Apr 2022
Lords
3rd reading
27 Apr 2022
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Royal Assent
28 Apr 2022
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Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislaturesLegislative Consent Motions-devolved legislaturesWill write lettersSelect Committee report
Legislative Consent Motion agreed by Senedd Cymru
application/pdf · 27 Apr 2022
Legislative Consent Motion agreed by the Scottish Parliament
application/pdf · 27 Apr 2022
Letter from Baroness Stedman-Scott to Peers regarding points raised in the second reading debate: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, secondary legislation on captioning, video relay services, and Northern Ireland sign language legislation proposals.
application/pdf · 01 Apr 2022