Issue - meetings

Alwen Williams (Interim CJC Chief Executive) to present the report.

1.     To accept Welsh Language Standards that have been set for the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC) (Appendix 2 ).

2.     To request that the interim Chief Executive develop a proposal that sets out the options and costs to commission officer resource required for implementation, monitoring and reporting on the Welsh Language standards.

The report was submitted by Alwen Williams, Interim CJC Chief Executive.

RESOLVED:

1.     To accept the Welsh Language Standards that have been set for the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC) (Appendix 2).

2.     To request that the interim Chief Executive develops a proposal that sets out the options and costs to commission the officer resource required for implementation, monitoring and reporting on the Welsh Language standards.

DISCUSSION

The report was presented which introduced the final Welsh Language Standards Compliance Notice for the Corporate Joint Committee. It was explained that the draft Compliance Notice had been submitted previously, and a period of consultation had followed. It was noted that no challenges or questions had been received from members regarding the standards that had been set for the Joint Committee. Nonetheless, it was noted that the report did highlight a couple of standards that had been removed for all the Joint Committees nationally.

It was noted that the Joint Committee was a public body, therefore according to the regulations the CJC was required to accept and comply with the standards. The date set by the Language Commissioner for the CJC's compliance was the end of February 2025. It was noted that it was a requirement for the Interim CJC Chief Executive to submit a further report highlighting how the arrangements will be set out, and the options for supporting the Joint Committee to comply with the standards.