PART 4PLANNING WELSH LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND LEARNING WELSH
Local plans
32Approval of local Welsh in education strategic plans
(1)
A local authority must submit a draft of its local Welsh in education strategic plan to the Welsh Ministers.
(2)
When submitting the draft local Welsh in education strategic plan, the local authority must provide a summary of the responses to the consultation undertaken under section 30(5)(b), and the local authority’s response to that consultation.
(3)
In relation to a draft local Welsh in education strategic plan submitted under subsection (1), the Welsh Ministers may—
(a)
approve the plan,
(b)
approve the plan with modifications agreed with the local authority, or
(c)
reject the plan and give a direction to the local authority to reconsider the plan.
(4)
If the Welsh Ministers reject a draft local Welsh in education strategic plan submitted under subsection (1), the direction must—
(a)
give reasons for the decision;
(b)
specify by when the local authority is required to submit a further draft of the plan to the Welsh Ministers.
(5)
Subsections (3) and (4) apply to a further draft as they apply to a draft submitted under subsection (1).