Invitations to any public meetings must be bilingual and specify that people can use Welsh Public events (Standards Public events such as The relatively low numbers Ensure that events teams are Events staff have attended the bespoke training sessions and are aware of the requirements 35-38, 87) festivals should use of Welsh speakers in the fully aware of the requirements bilingual publicity area may make it difficult of the Act. material, signage and PA to attract bilingual announcements, this announcers especially – applies if we provide over where volunteers are used. 50% of the funding. Welsh should be used first (after 30 Sept). Any publicity or advertising material should also be available in Welsh e.g. promotional films Papers for council business Agendas and minutes of The original standard Ensure that minutes are an All agendas for Cabinet, Council and Scrutiny (Standard 41) any council meetings suggests reports accurate and concise record of Committees are produced bilingually at the same time available to the public presented to meetings the meeting to minimise as the English version of the agenda. should be bilingual should also be bi-lingual. translation costs This process is facilitated and monitored by the WLO in However MCC has collaboration with the Democratic Services Manager. requested and received an exemption to this. Potential delays in despatch of agendas. Licensing (Standard 42) Any licenses or Ensure that all licenses are Licensing Department are compliant with everything in place. certificates must be bilingual when new ones are Planning notices are all bilingual on lamp posts and in – bilingual issued the local press. This is monitored by the WLO Documents (Standards 43 Any brochures or leaflets We are likely to experience Where we produce separate – The Web Officer and the Welsh Language Officer work 50B) providing public delays translating forms versions of a document the closely to monitor that corresponding pages are present information should be received in Welsh where English version should state that the website and chase up individuals if there are any published in Welsh staff are not Welsh it is also available in Welsh. anomalies. including rules; all forms speakers. should be bilingual; press Our current translation releases should be service is not issued in Welsh at the instantaneous resulting in same time as the English. potential delays to the
Invitations to any public meetings must be bilingual and specify that people can use Welsh Public events (Standards 35-38, 87) Public events such as festivals should use bilingual publicity material, signage and PA announcements, this applies if we provide over 50% of the funding. Welsh should be used first (after 30 Sept). Any publicity or advertising material should also be available in Welsh e.g. promotional films The relatively low numbers of Welsh speakers in the area may make it difficult to attract bilingual announcers – especially where volunteers are used. Ensure that events teams are fully aware of the requirements of the Act. Events staff have attended the bespoke training sessions and are aware of the requirements Papers for council business (Standard 41) Agendas and minutes of any council meetings available to the public should be bilingual The original standard suggests reports presented to meetings should also be bi-lingual. However MCC has requested and received an exemption to this. Potential delays in despatch of agendas. Ensure that minutes are an accurate and concise record of the meeting to minimise translation costs All agendas for Cabinet, Council and Scrutiny Committees are produced bilingually at the same time as the English version of the agenda. This process is facilitated and monitored by the WLO in collaboration with the Democratic Services Manager. Licensing (Standard 42) Any licenses or certificates must be bilingual Ensure that all licenses are bilingual when new ones are issued Licensing Department are compliant with everything in place. Planning notices are all bilingual – on lamp posts and in the local press. This is monitored by the WLO Documents (Standards 43 – 50B) Any brochures or leaflets providing public information should be published in Welsh including rules; all forms should be bilingual; press releases should be issued in Welsh at the same time as the English. We are likely to experience delays translating forms received in Welsh where staff are not Welsh speakers. Our current translation service is not instantaneous resulting in potential delays to the Where we produce separate versions of a document the English version should state that it is also available in Welsh. The Web Officer and the Welsh Language Officer work closely to monitor that corresponding pages are present the website and chase up individuals if there are any anomalies.
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