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Information Requests

The Councils were asked if they keep records of how many Deaf Sign Language users, Deafblind and Deafened people ask for information on the Local Planning Process and/or Community Planning; and if records are kept, how many people asked for information.

- 22 Councils do not record this information.
- Glasgow City Council has carried out two consultations on the City Plan. Both have been carried out online. The online questionnaire does ask if the person has a disability but not what type of disability. To date no one has given this information.
- South Lanarkshire Council is in the process of reviewing their monitoring processes.
- Five councils do ask for this information when a person contacts their offices, but according to their records no Deaf, Deafblind or Deafened person has declared themselves to the council.