12
March 2015
Interpreters
Cabinet
Office written question
Kate Green Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
To
ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has
made of the effect of the proposed Framework Agreement for language
interpretation services (a) on British Sign Language users and (b) generally;
and what steps he plans to take to monitor the effects of that Agreement.
Francis Maude The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster
General
Through
our commercial reforms the Government is delivering better value services at a
lower cost. The new Language Services Framework Agreement will provide users of
British Sign Language translators with a high-quality, cost-effective service
that maintains national interpreting standards. Following extensive customer
engagement over the past year, the Crown Commercial Service has amended the
specification of requirements to address the points raised by stakeholders,
including organisations representing the hearing impaired, users, suppliers and
industry.
The
current specification, together with an update including responses to a number
of frequently asked questions will be published shortly on Gov.uk.
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