British Sign Language (BSL) national plan 2023-2029: consultation analysis

Appendix 2: Tables with breakdown of responses

Note: Figures/percentages may not sum to total due to rounding.

Question 1.1a: What do you think about the key priority within the draft BSL National Plan 2023-2029: Data on BSL?

The table shows that this question received a total of 76 responses. Of these, 66 respondents (or 87% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘Priority should be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, 1 respondent (or 1%) selected the option ‘Priority should not be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, and 9 respondents (or 12%) selected the option ‘Don’t know’.

Question 1.1b: What do you think about the key priority within the draft BSL National Plan 2023-2029: BSL Workforce?

The table shows that this question received a total of 75 responses. Of these, 69 respondents (or 92% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘Priority should be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, 1 respondent (or 1%) selected the option ‘Priority should not be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, and 5 respondents (or 7%) selected the option ‘Don’t know’.

Question 1.1c: What do you think about the key priority within the draft BSL National Plan 2023-2029: Supporting deaf children, young people and their families?

The table shows that this question received a total of 76 responses. Of these, 72 respondents (or 95% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘Priority should be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, 1 respondent (or 1%) selected the option ‘Priority should not be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, and 3 respondents (or 4%) selected the option ‘Don’t know’.

Question 1.1d: What do you think about the key priority within the draft BSL National Plan 2023-2029: BSL accessibility?

The table shows that this question received a total of 75 responses. Of these, 72 respondents (or 96% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘Priority should be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, 1 respondent (or 1%) selected the option ‘Priority should not be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, and 2 respondents (or 3%) selected the option ‘Don’t know’.

Question 1.1e: What do you think about the key priority within the draft BSL National Plan 2023-2029: Promotion of the heritage and culture of BSL?

The table shows that this question received a total of 74 responses. Of these, 66 respondents (or 89% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘Priority should be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, 2 respondents (or 3%) selected the option ‘Priority should not be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, and 6 respondents (or 8%) selected the option ‘Don’t know’.

Question 1.1f: What do you think about the key priority within the draft BSL National Plan 2023-2029: Social care and wellbeing?

The table shows that this question received a total of 76 responses. Of these, 75 respondents (or 99% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘Priority should be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, 1 respondent (or 1%) selected the option ‘Priority should not be included in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029’, and 0 respondents (or 0%) selected the option ‘Don’t know’.

Question 2.1: Are there any actions that should be revised in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029?

The table shows that this question received a total of 73 responses. Of these, 37 respondents (or 51% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘Yes’, 16 respondents (or 22%) selected the option ‘No’, and 20 respondents (or 27%) selected the option ‘Don’t know’.

Question 3.1: Are there any additional actions that should be considered for inclusion in the BSL National Plan 2023-2029?

The table shows that this question received a total of 72 responses. Of these, 48 respondents (or 67% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘Yes’, 3 respondents (or 4%) selected the option ‘No’, and 21 respondents (or 29%) selected the option ‘Don’t know’.

Question 5: Are you aware of the Contact Scotland BSL service?

The table shows that this question received a total of 80 responses. Of these, 59 respondents (or 74% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘Yes’, 14 respondents (or 18%) selected the option ‘No’, and 7 respondents (or 9%) did not answer this question.

Question 6: How often do you typically use the Contact Scotland BSL service?

The table shows that this question received a total of 70 responses. Of these, 2 respondents (or 3% of total respondents to this question) selected the option ‘2-6 times a week’, 26 respondents (or 37%) selected the option ‘Less than once a week’, and 24 respondents (or 60%) selected the option ‘Never’.