Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer attached

The Deputy Leader introduced the above Report and thanked Officers, Members of the Task and Finish Group together with Mentre Iaith Castel Nedd for the work put into producing the Strategy and the accompanying Action Plan.  The Strategy had been subject to a 4 week consultation period prior to it being presented to Cabinet.  It was noted that there were no financial implications associated with the implementation of the Strategy.

Members were pleased to note that there had been a rise in the number of Welsh speakers in the County Borough since 2008.

Some Members were disappointed at the low number of staff who were Welsh speakers.

RESOLVED:      That the Welsh Language Promotion Strategy for 2018-2023, as contained in the circulated Report, be adopted.