FOI/25/089

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

1. BSL/SSE

a)    How many requests have been made to the Trust for BSL/SSE to English interpreters?

b)    How many of these requests were confirmed/fulfilled?

c)     How many were fulfilled by staff and how many by agency staff?

d)    What were the main reasons for an interpreter being unavailable to attend any unfulfilled requests?
 

2. Deaf Blind

a)    How many requests have been made to the Trust for deaf blind interpreters?

b)    How many of these requests were confirmed/fulfilled?

c)     How many were fulfilled by staff and how many by agency staff?

d)    What were the main reasons for an interpreter being unavailable to attend any unfulfilled requests?
 

3. Does the Trust employ any BSL/SSE/deaf blind interpreters within the Trust, on a full time staff basis?
    

4. Does the Trust have a contract with a video relay service?
    

Please provide a breakdown of the above for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and Jan - May 2024.
 

Response

Please see attached PDF.