National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters

The spread of COVID-19 has been an extremely challenging time for the country. To ensure that all people have access […]

We’ve been contacted regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Here are the most commonly asked questions, answered to the best of our ability at this time. 

The University College Union (UCU) have planned eight days of strike action. How does this affect you if you’re contracted to work there during this time?

XR [Extinction Rebellion] is an international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience in an attempt to halt mass extinction and minimise the risk of social collapse. What is Unite’s guidance on providing interpreting/translation services for XR events?

NUBSLI celebrates its 5th anniversary – we look back at what’s been achieved in these 5 years and why there is still much more to do.

Members asked NUBSLI to contact LanguageLine Solutions as they were being prevented from knowing their client’s name upon booking confirmation. You can read our correspondence with LanguageLine in our NUB and the reasons we do not endorse this happening.

As part of the Scottish Government’s National Plan, a Landscape Review of the BSL/English interpreting in Scotland is currently being undertaken by a team at Queen Margaret University. As a stakeholder, NUBSLI were consulted on three questions. Our Scottish members told us their experience in relation to these questions, which formed the basis of our response, which you can read in our latest Nub.

NHS Scotland are requesting feedback on their 2018 National Interpreting and Translation policy which provides guidance on NHS Scotland’s responsibilities to those who require support from interpreting or translation services. Read our response in the latest NUB.

We were contacted by members reporting that Language Empire have been awarded interpreting contracts from a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). We’ve written to the CCG, highlighting our concerns.