Petition · past parliament

Require BSL and subtitles for parliamentary, government and political broadcasts

Closed 211 signatures

What the petition asks

Create a law that requires all parliamentary, government, and party political broadcasts be include BSL and subtitles, regardless if pre-recorded or live. The public can access many council meetings via live streams and parliamentary proceedings via Parliament TV yet deaf people are often excluded.
It’s time that all those in politics and government, from political parties to local and national government, made all broadcasts accessible so deaf people can access and play part in our democratic society.

Timeline

2 Feb 2022 Petition opened for signatures
2 Aug 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 211
Status Closed
Opened 2 Feb 2022
Closed 2 Aug 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.