The Welsh Language Act 1993 establishes the principle of language equality and notes specific steps to be followed by public bodies such as local authorities, health boards and government agencies – including organisations outside Wales that provide services to people in Wales. The main method for doing this is preparing Welsh Language Schemes which state which services will be provided through the medium of Welsh an how and when they will be available.
Under section 9 of the Welsh Language Act the Welsh Language Board has a duty to publish guidance on the form and content of Welsh Language Schemes. The statutory guidance 'Welsh Language Scheme: their preparation and approval under the Welsh Language Act 1993' (The Green Book) was published in 1996.
Read the ‘Welsh Language Scheme: their preparation and approval under the Welsh Language Act 1993’ by clicking here.
Under section 3 of the Act the Board has a duty to advise organisations on the ways in which they can implement the principle of language equality in the provision of services and use the Welsh language in their dealings with the public in Wales.
The Board has published ‘Section 3 Advice’ on a variety of subjects over the years and on the left hand side of this page you can find further advice on subjects such as: