PE1867: Establish a new national qualification for British Sign Language (BSL)
Petition summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to encourage the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) to establish a National Qualification in British Sign Language (BSL) at SCQF Level 2.
Petitioner: Scott Macmillan
Status: Closed
Date published: 20 May 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe briefing (132.3KB, pdf) (132KB, pdf) posted 14 July 2021
Committee meetings
8 September 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
Official Report of the Meeting 8 September 2021
2 February 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the Scottish Qualifications Authority, Deaf Action, Enquire, the National Deaf Children’s Society Scotland and the Scottish Children’s Services Coalition.
Official Report of Meeting 2 February 2022
4 May 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Sensory Hub, Alliance.
Official Report of Meeting 4 May 2022
9 November 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.
Official Report of Meeting 9 November 2022
8 March 2023: Establish a new national qualification for British Sign Language (BSL). The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 8 March 2023
08 November 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 08 November 2023
Written submissions
PE1867/A: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 23 June 2021
PE1867/B: Scottish Qualifications Authority submission of 30 November 2021
PE1867/C: Scottish Qualifications Authority submission of 4 March 2022 (78.6KB, pdf) (79KB, pdf) posted 25 March 2022
PE1867/D: Scottish Government submission of 14 March 2022 (97.2KB, pdf) (97KB, pdf) posted 25 March 2022
PE1867/E: Children in Scotland submission of 9 March 2022 (52.9KB, pdf) (53KB, pdf) posted 25 March 2022
PE1867/F: Deaf Action submission of 2 March 2022 (54.4KB, pdf) (54KB, pdf) posted 25 March 2022
PE1867/G: National Deaf Children’s Society submission of 17 June 2022 (262.8KB, pdf) (263KB, pdf) posted 01 July 2022
PE1867/H: Scottish Sensory Hub submission of 17 October 2022 (93.9KB, pdf) (94KB, pdf) posted 26 October 2022
PE1867/I: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 5 December 2022 (158.3KB, pdf) (158KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2022
PE1867/J: Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills submission of 20 April 2023 (73KB, pdf) (73KB, pdf) posted 25 April 2023