Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025

41 Promoting equality of opportunity

(1) In exercising its functions, the Learning Welsh Institute must promote—

(a) increased participation in Welsh language learning programmes by people over compulsory school age who are members of under-represented groups;

(b) retention of learners over compulsory school age who are members of under-represented groups to the end of‍ Welsh language learning programmes;

(c) reduction of any gaps in attainment in Welsh language learning between different groups of learners over compulsory school age where the differences arise from social, cultural, economic or organisational factors.

(2) In this section—

• “under-represented groups‍” (“grwpiau sydd heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol”) means groups of people that are under-represented in Welsh language learning programmes as a result of social, cultural, economic or organisational factors;

• “Welsh language learning programmes” (”rhaglenni dysgu Cymraeg”) means Welsh language learning programmes provided by the Learning Welsh Institute or by a Welsh language learning provider.