Posted: Thu 1st Dec 2016

Welsh Language Annual Report

This article is old - Published: Thursday, Dec 1st, 2016

The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 set out to modernise the legal framework regarding the use of the Welsh language in the delivery of public services. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The aims of the Welsh Language Standards are to: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

· Improve the services Welsh-speakers can expect to receive from specified organisations in Welsh; ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

· Increase the use people make of Welsh-language services; ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

· Make it clear to organisations what they need to do in terms of the Welsh language; and ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

· Ensure that there is an appropriate degree of consistency in terms of the duties placed on bodies in the same sectors. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is required to comply with 171 Welsh Language Standards. Within the Standards is a duty to produce a bilingual Welsh Language Annual Report, which is published and promoted by 30 June each year. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

We are proud to present our first Welsh Language Annual Report 2015-16, which focuses on the preparations that the Local Authority has made for the introduction of the Standards. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Welsh version of the Welsh Language Annual Report can be found at: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/fileadmin/documents/Council/Equalities/Cym/Adroddiad_Cymraeg_2015_2016.pdf ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The English version of the Welsh Language Annual Report can be found at: ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/fileadmin/documents/Council/Equalities/Welsh_Language_Monitoring_Report_201516.pdf ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​



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