The Scottish Register of Language Professionals with the Deaf Community

Constitutional objectives

5. The Objects of the organisation are to advance education and health and promote equality and diversity. This will be done by:- 5.1 Promoting BSL/English interpreting and associated professional language services so that deaf people will have access to effective communication, allowing them to make informed choices about every aspect of their lives. 5.2 Providing support in particular for education, medical, legal, and employment matters, and to strive for an equal opportunity for deaf people to enjoy and contribute to culture and the arts. 5.3 Maintaining and administering a Register of BSL/English interpreters and associated language professionals. 5.4 Co-operating with any recognised body concerned directly or indirectly with the welfare of deaf people and in the provision of BSL/English professional language services for deaf people throughout the UK and internationally. 5.5 Establishing and fostering relationships with government, local authorities and relevant public bodies to feed into national and local planning affecting deaf people. 5.6 Carrying out ongoing assessment of the interpreting/language skills of the registrants, including monitoring of completion of the annual CPD requirements to ensure that professional standards are maintained. 5.7 Ensuring best practice in BSL/English interpreting and associated professional language activities, and to further the profession of those practitioners both nationally and internationally. 5.8 Generally take such steps as will promote the status and reputation of the Scottish Register of Language Professionals with the Deaf Community (SRLPDC).