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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/441/schedule/4</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Welsh Language Standards (No. 7) Regulations 2018</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">WELSH LANGUAGE</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-03-24</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2025-03-28</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1) (“the 2011 Measure”) makes provision for the specification of standards of conduct in relation to the Welsh language (“standards”). These replace the system of Welsh language schemes provided for by the Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38).</dc:description>
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<Number>SCHEDULE 4</Number>
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<Title>Record Keeping Standards</Title>
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<Reference>Regulation 2(4)</Reference>
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<Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-165079e9f39831cee83af8ef5a84a4a2"/>PART 1</Number><Title>THE STANDARDS</Title>
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<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><leg:Strong>1</leg:Strong></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><leg:Strong>Standards relating to a body keeping records</leg:Strong></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><leg:Strong>Standard 115:</leg:Strong></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">You must keep a record, in relation to each financial year, of the number of complaints you receive relating to your compliance with standards.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><leg:Strong>Standard 116:</leg:Strong></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">You must keep a record (following assessments of your employees’ Welsh language skills made in accordance with standard 96), of the number of employees who have Welsh language skills at the end of each financial year and, where you have that information, you must keep a record of the skill level of those employees.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><leg:Strong>Standard 117:</leg:Strong></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><leg:Para><leg:Text>You must keep a record, in relation to each financial year, of the number of new and vacant posts which were categorised (in accordance with standard 106) as posts where—</leg:Text></leg:Para>
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<leg:Para><leg:Text>Welsh language skills are essential;</leg:Text></leg:Para>
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<leg:Para><leg:Text>Welsh language skills need to be learnt when appointed to the post;</leg:Text></leg:Para>
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<leg:Para><leg:Text>Welsh language skills are desirable; or</leg:Text></leg:Para>
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<leg:Para><leg:Text>Welsh language skills are not necessary.</leg:Text></leg:Para>
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<Number><CommentaryRef Ref="key-f3125038e52cbe645bb4c1906554b995"/>PART 2</Number><Title>INTERPRETING THE STANDARDS</Title>
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<tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><leg:Strong>2</leg:Strong></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">The standards specified in Part 1 of this Schedule must be interpreted as follows.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><leg:Strong>3</leg:Strong></td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">For the purposes of standards 115, 116 and 117 “financial year” means the body’s own financial year.</td></tr></tbody>
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