1. The Importance of Registration

2. About NRCPD
The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People
We hold registers of: interpreters for deafblind people, lipspeakers, notetakers, sign language interpreters, sign language translators and speech to text reporters
We call registered professionals 'Registrants'
We also regulate people who are training. They are 'Regulated trainees'

3. Our Role NRCPD exists to protect the public
Our aim is to safeguard the people who rely on the services of communication and language professionals
We work with public and private organisations to ensure more of them use Registered professionals.

4. The importance of Registration
It is important that organisations and individuals use Registrants for face to face and video interpreting
Why?
We ensure Registrants:
Are qualified and properly trained
Declare to abide by the Code of Conduct
Are subject to a complaints process
Continue to develop their skills

5. NRCPD is a voluntary register nobody has to be registered.
We think communication and language professionals should be regulated by law
Statutory regulation is our long term aim

6. Code of Conduct
This is what we expect of our registrants and it helps protect the public
They have to do what the Code of Conduct says they must do
If they don't their client or a member of the public can make a complaint

7. Confidentiality Part of the Code of Conduct
Registrants must respect the confidential nature of information they gain
The nature of video interpreting means this is particularly important
Service providers and individuals must ensure privacy

8. Best Practice
Last week ASLI published best practice guidelines for video interpreting
ASLI is a professional body. Separate from NRCPD but promotes importance of registration
ASLI supports and develops interpreters practices
Guidelines have been developed as video interpreting is a specialist and challenging area

9. Guidelines are for both service providers and individual interpreters
12 guidelines including:
The importance of using qualified and Registered interpreters for video interpreting
Assessing the suitability of video interpreting
Protecting confidentiality

10. NRCPD welcomes the guidelines
They will contribute to the quality of service video interpreting users receive