WELSH LANGUAGE SCHEME ACTION PLAN MONITORING REPORT – NOVEMBER 2017 Scheme Commitment Action Taken Future Action Required Deadline 3.1 Policies and Initiatives 3.1.1 In formulating new policies and All policies include Policies relating to staff diciplinaries should ensure October 2017 initiatives, or in amending policies, a section regarding that it states that staff can use the Welsh language at the Association will assess their compliance with any stage of the disciplinary process. Revised to linguistic impact and make sure they the Welsh March 2018 are consistent with this Language Language Scheme. This provision has now been incorporated into the Scheme and will ensure that the All staff current review of the Staff Handbook. This is measures in the Scheme are responsible for scheduled for Board consideration and approval in implemented when new policies and reviewing policies March 2018. initiatives are implemented. have been made aware of the Scheme’s 3.1.2 The Association will consult the requirements. Welsh Language Commissioner beforehand regarding any proposal In 2009 all policies which would directly affect this were subject to an Language Scheme. This Scheme will Equality Impact not be amended without the prior Assessment and agreement of the Welsh Language this included Commissioner. language. Impact assessments are 3.1.3 We will ensure that whoever is now built into all involved in the formulation of policy reviews. policies is aware of the Scheme and of the Association’s responsibilities
WELSH LANGUAGE SCHEME ACTION PLAN MONITORING REPORT – NOVEMBER 2017 Scheme Commitment Action Taken Future Action Required Deadline 3.1 Policies and Initiatives 3.1.1 In formulating new policies and initiatives, or in amending policies, the Association will assess their linguistic impact and make sure they are consistent with this Language Scheme and will ensure that the measures in the Scheme are implemented when new policies and initiatives are implemented. 3.1.2 The Association will consult the Welsh Language Commissioner beforehand regarding any proposal which would directly affect this Language Scheme. This Scheme will not be amended without the prior agreement of the Welsh Language Commissioner. 3.1.3 We will ensure that whoever is involved in the formulation of policies is aware of the Scheme and of the Association’s responsibilities All policies include a section regarding compliance with the Welsh Language Scheme. All staff responsible for reviewing policies have been made aware of the Scheme’s requirements. In 2009 all policies were subject to an Equality Impact Assessment and this included language. Impact assessments are now built into all policy reviews. Policies relating to staff diciplinaries should ensure that it states that staff can use the Welsh language at any stage of the disciplinary process. This provision has now been incorporated into the current review of the Staff Handbook. This is scheduled for Board consideration and approval in March 2018. October 2017 Revised to March 2018
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