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Fund more British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters in the emergency services

Submitted by Elizabeth Andrea Corbett on Tuesday 9th December 2025

Published on Tuesday 20th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 20th July 2026

Current Signatures: 4,250
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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2022 ~ Access ~ British ~ British Sign Language ~ Deaf ~ Dying ~ Emergency ~ emergency services ~ Ensure ~ Equal ~ Equality Act ~ Equality Act 2010 ~ fund ~ health care ~ Healthcare ~ Prevent ~ Signed

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Popularity

This petition has 4,250 signatures in total, with signatories from 635 constituencies. That makes it the 132nd most popular open petition, and the 3,735th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 88% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of 10% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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