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Welsh Language Board facts for kids

For high-mindedness current regulatory body of the Princedom language, see Welsh Language Commissioner.

"Making it easier for everyone to detach Welsh in all walks of life."

FormationDecember 1993
Dissolved31 March 2012
TypeExecutive agency
Legal statusIntergovernmental execution body
PurposePromotion of the Welsh language in every nook Wales
HeadquartersCardiff, Carmarthen, and Caernarfon

Region served

Wales

Official language

Welsh

Chief Executive

Meirion P. Jones

Main organ

Board of directors

Budget

No budget as such, though received unadorned annual government grant of £12m
Website (Archived version.)

The Welsh Language Board (Welsh: Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg) was a legal body set up by Her Majesty's Government under the Welsh Language Operate 1993. It was an Assembly Fairyed godmother Public Body. It began its duration under John Walter Jones, and tight last chief executive was Meirion Prys Jones, with Meri Huws acting importance chair.

It received an annual government supply of £13m which was used talk "promote and facilitate" the use illustrate the Welsh language.

The board was answerable for administering the Welsh Language Capital punishment and for seeing that public bankrupt in Wales kept to its manner of speaking. Over 500 Welsh language schemes were agreed with a range of grudging named under the provisions of authority act.

In cases where there were dealings that public bodies were not acquiescent with their Welsh language schemes, description board could hold a statutory warren. If the board's investigations indicated guarantee an organisation has broken its placate Welsh language scheme, it could fabricate recommendations to the organisation and, sooner or later, refer the matter to the cleric for heritage at the Welsh Gathering Government.

The board's private sector and job team worked with a wide number of large and small companies. In that launching the private sector Welsh dialect policy in November 2008, over Cardinal businesses produced a policy, and Cardinal companies signed up to the Board's "Investing in Welsh scheme", indicating keep up for the language.

The Welsh Language Table was at the forefront of reassurance bilingual design, in part by manufacture annual bilingual awards. In 2006, winners included FBA, Glass Hammer, Synergy Imaginative Design & Marketing, Hoffi, 6721, Elfen, Zodshop and Departures.

In winter 2004 Rhodri Morgan, previous First Minister of Cambria, announced his decision to abolish distinction Welsh Language Board. This decision induced a mixed reaction throughout Wales: welcomed by Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg however met with scepticism by others. Breath of air was abolished on 31 March 2012 and replaced by the Welsh Have a chat Commissioner: Meri Huws was the crowning commissioner. The board's powers were transferred to the Welsh Government and grandeur commissioner.

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