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Announcement From Paul Parsons

Announcement From Paul Parsons

15 May 2013

Paul Parsons, NRCPD Director has announced he is to leave the organisation. As part of his role at Signature, Paul has been director for NRCPD since 2010 where he has worked with Huw Vaughan Thomas and other board members to deliver their strategy to make the register more credible, accessible, and professional.

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Lack of BSL interpreters putting deaf people at risk

Lack of BSL interpreters putting deaf people at risk

08 May 2013

As part of the Signature campaign calling for the government to make the provision of regulated, SignSafe BSL interpreters a legal requirement across the public sectors, our chief executive, Jim Edwards, talks to the Guardian.

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The Law Society Gazette Backs Use of NRCPD Registered Sign Language Interpreters

The Law Society Gazette Backs Use of NRCPD Registered Sign Language Interpreters

23 April 2013

It is excellent news that the Law Society Gazette is stressing the importance of using NRCPD Registered Sign Language Interpreters.

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New Registered Sign Language Interpreters in Scotland

New Registered Sign Language Interpreters in Scotland

15 February 2013

We are really pleased to welcome 21 BSL/English Interpreters from Scotland on to the Register of Sign Language Interpreters.

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NRCPD Board Membership Update

NRCPD Board Membership Update

11 February 2013

After three years of dedicated service, Ross Trotter stood down as a board member at the end of last year when his term expired. Ross' experience and expertise as a user and assessor of lipspeakers and speech to text reporters has been invaluable as we have sought to support the development of National Occupational Standards in both those disciplines and establish practice assessments for speech to text reporters.

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