While not all deaf children use BSL, and not all BSL users are deaf, we recognise the importance of BSL in deaf culture, and share the aspiration as set out in the Scottish Government BSL plan 2017-2022 that Scotland should be 1 See https://www.ndcs.org.uk/media/6965/cride-2019-scotland-report-final.pdf 2 the best place in the world for BSL users to live, work and visit . A country where public bodies routinely use and promote BSL, as required by the Act, will by definition be a more deaf-friendly country for children to grown up in.