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WQ.119/2020

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY K.G. PAMPLIN OF ST. SAVIOUR

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 9th MARCH 2020

Question

Further to his response to Oral Question 180/2019, will the Minister provide an update on the provision of social workers who are British Sign Language (B.S.L.) trained?

Answer

Currently there is one social work assistant trained to level 2 BSL who supports adult referrals to social care.

Customer and Local Services (CLS) has now introduced SignVideo to support people who use BSL. This can be used across government departments. Details can be found at:

https://www.gov.je/pages/signvideo.aspx