Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025
PART 1
PROMOTION AND FACILITATION OF USE OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE
1
Welsh language strategy targets: at least a million Welsh speakers and increase in use
2
Reporting on targets in the Welsh language strategy
3
Calculating the number of Welsh speakers
4
Reviewing the Welsh language standards
PART 2
DESCRIBING WELSH LANGUAGE ABILITY
5
Types of Welsh language user and common reference levels
6
Code to describe Welsh language ability
7
Publishing and reviewing the Code
PART 3
WELSH LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Introduction
8
Overview and interpretation
Language categories of schools
9
School language categories
10
Minimum amount of provision of Welsh language education for each language category‍
11
Welsh language learning goals for each language category
12
Assessing progress towards meeting Welsh language learning goals
13
Regulations on school language categories
Welsh language education delivery plans
14
School Welsh language education delivery plans
15
Approval of Welsh language education delivery plans
16
Review and amendment of Welsh language education delivery plan
17
Amending Welsh language education delivery plan to change school language category
18
Minimum amount of Welsh language education: temporary exemption
19
Minimum amount of Welsh language education: further exemption
Special schools
20
Community special schools: plans and language category designation
Maintained nursery schools
21
Welsh language nursery education delivery plans
Register
22
Register of school language categories
Late immersion education
23
Late immersion education in Welsh
PART 4
PLANNING WELSH LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND LEARNING WELSH
National Framework
24
National Framework for Welsh Language Education and Learning Welsh
25
National Framework: further provision on the education workforce
26
Implementing the National Framework
27
National Framework: further provision about content, review and amendment
28
Consultation and publication of the National Framework
29
Reporting on the National Framework
Local plans
30
Local Welsh in education strategic plans
31
Period of local Welsh in education strategic plans
32
Approval of local Welsh in education strategic plans
33
Publication and implementation of local Welsh in education strategic plans
34
Review and amendment of local Welsh in education strategic plans
35
Regulations
36
Amendments to the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013
General
37
Interpretation
PART 5
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING WELSH
38
National Institute for Learning Welsh
Objective and functions of the Learning Welsh Institute
39
Facilitating and supporting lifelong Welsh language learning
40
Additional functions
41
Promoting equality of opportunity
42
Promoting innovation and continuous improvement
43
Promoting collaboration in relation to learning Welsh
44
Promoting co-ordination in relation to learning Welsh
45
Application of Welsh language standards
General
46
Strategic plan
47
Annual report
PART 6
GENERAL
48
Directions and guidance
49
Repeal of provisions in the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013
50
Education Acts
51
Interpretation‍
52
Publication
53
Sending documents
54
Regulations under this Act
55
Consequential and transitional provision etc.
56
Coming into force
57
Short title
SCHEDULE 1
TYPES OF WELSH LANGUAGE USER AND COMMON REFERENCE LEVELS
SCHEDULE 2
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING WELSH
PART 1
STATUS
1
Status
PART 2
MEMBERSHIP
2
Members
3
Disqualification from non-executive membership
4
Non-executive membership terms
5
Removal etc. of members
PART 3
STAFF
6
Chief executive
7
Other staff
PART 4
DELEGATION
8
Committees and sub-committees
9
Delegation
PART 5
PROCEDURE ETC.
10
Procedure
11
Validity of proceedings and acts
12
Seal
13
Evidence
PART 6
FINANCIAL MATTERS
14
Finance
15
Accounting officer
16
Accounts
17
Audit
18
Examination into use of resources
19
Register of interests
20
Supplementary powers
PART 7
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT
21
Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025
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An Act of Senedd Cymru to promote and facilitate use of the Welsh language, including by setting a target to increase the number of speakers to at least 1 million by 2050, by setting common reference levels for describing ability, by providing for a national framework and local strategic plans for improving Welsh language education, by introducing a system of categorisation of the Welsh language education provided by schools, by setting Welsh language learning goals for schools to pursue through Welsh language education delivery plans, and by establishing a National Institute for Learning Welsh as a statutory body to support lifelong learning of Welsh.
[7 July 2025]
Having been passed by Senedd Cymru and having received the assent of His Majesty, it is enacted as follows: