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Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025
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2Reporting on targets in the Welsh language strategyE+W
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(1)At least once every 5 years, the Welsh Ministers must include in the report published under section 78(8) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, analysis of the situation of the Welsh language in Wales including—
(a)an assessment of the number, and a calculation of the percentage of Welsh speakers in the area of each local authority, including by reference to their age;
(b)an assessment of the number of pupils of compulsory school age in each local authority area receiving education in “Primarily Welsh Language” category schools, and a calculation of that number as a percentage of pupils of compulsory school age receiving education in maintained schools in the area;
(c)in relation to community special schools—
(i)an assessment of the number of pupils of compulsory school age in each local authority area receiving education in community special schools providing an amount of Welsh language education corresponding to the amount of Welsh language education provided by “Primarily Welsh Language” category schools, and
(ii)a calculation of that number as a percentage of pupils of compulsory school age receiving education in community special schools in the area;
(d)an assessment of the use of Welsh in Wales;
(e)an assessment of the likelihood that the targets referred to in section 1(1)(a) to (d) will be met by reference to the criteria set by the strategy;
(f)information on the change, during the period since the previous assessment, in the number and percentage of Welsh speakers in the area of each local authority.
(2)If the Welsh Ministers conclude that a target is unlikely to be met, the Welsh Ministers must lay before Senedd Cymru, and publish, a statement.
(3)The statement must be laid and published before the end of the 6-month period starting with the date the report that includes the analysis referred to in subsection (1) is laid before Senedd Cymru (under section 78(8) of the Government of Wales Act 2006).
(4)The statement must—
(a)explain why the target is unlikely to be met, and
(b)set out the further steps the Welsh Ministers have taken, or the steps they intend to take, to meet the target.
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I1S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 56(4)(5)
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