Implementing our British Sign Language Plan 2024-30

Closes 24 Dec 2024

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Theme 9: Delivering our plan

We will collaborate with BSL users and partner organisations to deliver our plan effectively and make real improvements for BSL users in the city.

For each of the actions below, we've set milestones and highlighted any resource issues. We've also identified who will lead on delivering the action.

Read about the actions we're proposing for this theme

Action

Milestones with dates

Phase 1: 2024-2026

Resource implications

Lead Service Area

Lead Officer

1. We will work with the BSL community, colleagues through the Council’s staff networks, and partner organisations to take a learning approach, identifying and adopting best practice:

  • With BSL users, including children, young people and their families to respond to their needs and aspirations, and to find out what is working.
  • With NHS Lothian, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian Councils, to share approaches, learning and resources, improving experiences and outcomes for BSL users across the Lothian area.

By March 2025

  • Identify any existing groups (e.g. parent engagement group, colleagues groups) and scope options for engagement and collaboration, aligned with the development of the Council’s Equality and Diversity Framework
  • Meet with colleagues across Lothian to agree how to work collaboratively, including opportunities for joint collaboration with BSL users

Within existing resources

Lead Officers –Policy and Insight

 

 

2. Identify key data needed across the Council to support the monitoring and delivery of the plan.

By March 2025

 

Lead Officers – Lead Change and Delivery Officer, Corporate Services

20. Do you think these are the right actions to take to deliver our plan?
21. Please tell us if there is any other action that we should be taking to help deliver our plan.