Petition · past parliament
Provide a sign language interpreter on the live briefing on coronavirus updates
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The government should have a sign language interpreter on their live briefing so the deaf community can be included in the updates.
As sign language is their only communication. The subtitles are not efficient as it’s not in time and hard to follow.
UK is the only country that does not provide this basic service. The government is not being inclusive.
UK is the only country that does not provide this basic service. The government is not being inclusive.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Require British Sign Language Interpreters for emergency announcements on TV: Require British Sign Language Interpreters for emergency announcements on TV.
Provide live BSL interpretation for coronavirus briefings from the PM: Provide live BSL interpretation for coronavirus briefings from the PM.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Require British Sign Language Interpreters for emergency announcements on TV: Require British Sign Language Interpreters for emergency announcements on TV.
Provide live BSL interpretation for coronavirus briefings from the PM: Provide live BSL interpretation for coronavirus briefings from the PM.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 24 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.