British Sign Language (BSL)

Here you can watch BSL videos about our services, find support, and learn how to speak with us using a BSL interpreter.

We try to make the information we share with you easy to understand, with as little jargon as possible.

BSL is the preferred language of deaf people in the UK, and English may not be their first language.

Our BSL plan for Lanarkshire

View the Shared British Sign Language Plan for Lanarkshire. To find out how we promote and support BSL in the area, watch our BSL Plan video below.

Access an interpreter

If you need to talk to someone at South Lanarkshire Council, you can use Contact Scotland BSL. This service lets you book a BSL interpreter for a call or meeting with us. Watch the video below to see how Contact Scotland BSL works.

BSL 999 emergencies app

NHS Lanarkshire BSL health videos

You can also view BSL videos related to NHS Lanarkshire services on the British Deaf Association’s YouTube channel.

Key services

Here you will find short BSL videos that explain how to access some of our key services, along with other sources of support and community information. Scroll down to watch the videos.

Adding to a tenancy

Arranging a civil ceremony

Bereavement services

Blue badge scheme

Carers information

Clothing grants and free school meals

Complaints procedure

Council Tax payments

Crematorium

Crisis and community care grants

Customer information

Disabled parking bays

Homelessness

HomeOptions in South Lanarkshire

Housing Benefit

Housing and Technical Resources

Housing Services

How to use postal and proxy voting

How to vote at a polling station

Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) bookings

Lodging a notice of marriage

Money Matters Advice Service

Missed bins

Pavement parking

Paying council rent

Property Services

Registering a birth

Registering a death

Requesting copy birth, death and marriage certificates

Sheltered Housing in South Lanarkshire

Using myaccount

Further BSL videos to follow soon.