Annual Welsh Language Monitoring Report 2013-1

Cabinet
Part 1
September 2014
Item No
8
Subject
Annual Welsh Language Monitoring Report 2013-14
Purpose:
To approve the attached monitoring report of the Council’s Welsh Language
Scheme in order that it may be submitted to the Welsh Language
Commissioner in accordance with the Council’s statutory duties.
Author
Debra Wood-Lawson
Ward
All
Summary The Council is required to report annually on its progress in implementing
its Welsh Language Scheme, in compliance with the Welsh Language Act
1993. The Welsh Language Commissioner is the regulator for Welsh
language matters, under the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure in February
2011.
The attached report provides an overview of the council’s work over the last
twelve months in implementing the Scheme. The report demonstrates the
council’s continuing commitment to the Welsh language and in particular
frontline service delivery and education, where they will have the greatest
impact for service users.
Proposal: To approve the attached report and submit to the Welsh Language
Commissioner in accordance with statutory deadlines.
Action by
Timetable Immediate
This report was prepared after consultation with:
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Corporate Directors
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Heads of Service
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Cabinet Member for Human Resources and Assets
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Background
The council is required to report annually on its progress in implementing its Welsh Language
Scheme, in compliance with the Welsh Language Act 1993. The report is structured around the
six statutory areas of activity defined by the Welsh Language Board; namely:
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Compliance with the Welsh Language Scheme
Front line services
Management and administration of the Scheme
Welsh language skills
Mainstreaming the Welsh language
Risks and Priorities
The report demonstrates the council’s continuing commitment to the Welsh language in
particularly frontline service delivery and education, where it is felt that it will have the greatest
impact for service users.
We provide Welsh language services through the Contact Centre and Information Station where
we have good numbers of Welsh speaking customer services operatives. The Information Station
provides a visibly bilingual welcome.
With three Welsh medium primary schools, the Welsh medium education provision is growing and
we committed to annually assessing demand from parents of pre-school children. The council is
leading on a Regional Strategic Outline Case (SOC) to be submitted shortly to Welsh
Government, to develop a Welsh Medium Secondary School on a site within Newport. The SOC is
being developed in partnership with Monmouthshire County Council.
The 2011 census shows an increasing growth in children and young people in Newport speaking
Welsh, with 7.8% of 20-24 year olds, and 4.9% of 25-29 year olds able to speak Welsh. By 2017,
Newport City Council has committed to:
• Developing a Welsh medium` early years and childcare strategy and action plan to
stimulate demand for Welsh medium education in Newport.
• Annually conducting Welsh medium education parental demand surveys rough a postal
questionnaire to parents of children under the age of 2 with an action plan developed and
published to address the findings of each survey.
• Increasing the number of pupils assessed in Welsh first language at the end of the
Foundation Phase from 5.2% to 5.6% by 2017.
• Increasing the number of pupils assessed in Welsh first language at the end of Key Stage
3 from 2.6% to 3.2%.
• Working with South East Wales Local Authorities to ensure sufficient Welsh-medium
secondary provision in 2016 when Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw reaches full capacity.
WELSH LANGUAGESTANDARDS:
Financial Summary:
The cost of implementing the Welsh Language Scheme is met out of existing budgets by
each relevant service area. The majority of the actions relate to work already identified in
the Service Improvement Plans, for example workforce monitoring. However, given the
implications of the new Welsh Language Standards, in future Service Areas will need to
ensure sufficient resource is allocated to meeting the requirements for service provision.
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Risks:
Risk
Impact of
Risk if it
occurs*
(H/M/L)
M
Probability
of risk
occurring
(H/M/L)
L
That equality
commitments
are not
understood by
employees
M
L
That new
Welsh
Government
Welsh
language
Measures
cause
increasing
demands on
the authority
H
M
That the
Scheme is not
implemented
What is the Council doing or
what has it done to avoid the
risk or reduce its effect
Priorities identified in the Plan
are included in service area
plans and partnership plans
and monitored primarily
through existing governance
arrangements
Employees are aware of their
responsibilities through the
usual management structures.
Additionally, training on
general equality legislation and
Council commitments are
available to employees by a
range of means, on-line, team
briefings etc.
The council will consider the
additional anticipated
responsibilities under the
Welsh Language Measure
2011 in a timely manner. A
Project is being implemented
to ensure that the risk is
managed within the current
and future financial
constraints.
Who is
responsible for
dealing with the
risk?
Heads of
Service
Head of People
and
transformation
Head of People
and
Transformation
* Taking account of proposed mitigation measures
Failure to submit this monitoring report to the Welsh Language Commissioner in
accordance with the agreed timescales would render the council non-compliant with its
statutory duties under the Welsh Language Act 1993 and the Welsh Language (Wales)
Measure 2011. This would potentially incur both regulatory and reputational repercussions
for the authority.
Links to Council Policies and Priorities
As detailed in the body of the report, the council’s commitments within its Welsh Language
Scheme are integrated into the authority’s planning documents (including the emerging One
Newport Single Plan and the council’s Corporate Plan).
Options available
a) To approve the attached report for submission to the Welsh Language Commissioner
b) To not approve the attached report.
Preferred Option and Why
Option a) is the preferred option, in order to ensure that the council remains compliant with its
statutory obligations.
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Comments of Chief Financial Officer
There are no financial consequences arising from this report.
Comments of Monitoring Officer
The Council is required to submit an annual monitoring report to the Welsh Language
Commissioner in accordance with its statutory duties under the Welsh Language Act 1993 and the
Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011. The Monitoring Report sets out the progress made in
implementing the plan previously agreed with the Welsh Language Board.
Staffing Implications-: Comments of Head of People and Transformation
There are no staffing implications that arise directly from this report. The council will continue to
keep under review the Welsh language skills of the workforce to ensure that the skill levels are at
least adequate for the council to meet its commitments under the Welsh language scheme. The
emerging Welsh Language Standards will be kept under close observation for their implications
for the authority. Clearly, these will have both staff and organisational implications and will be
considered as part of the plan to meet the Welsh Language Standards
Comments of Cabinet Member
This report reflects the position for Newport City Council for the previous financial year. Whilst it
shows progress it is clear that there is significant work to be undertaken and we as an Authority
need to accept the challenge that faces us if we are to provide services in line with the legal
requirements placed upon us.
Background Papers
Welsh Language Scheme
Dated:
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Newport City Council Annual Welsh Language Monitoring Report 2013-14
This report reflects Newport City Council’s progress on its Welsh language commitments during
the financial year 2013-14. The Head of People and Transformation leads on Welsh language for
the authority and this annual report has had the approval of Cabinet.
In accordance with the requirements of the former Welsh Language Board, the report is organised
under the following headings:
1 Compliance with the Welsh Language Scheme
2 Front Line Services
3 Management and administration of the Scheme
4 Welsh Language Skills
5 Mainstreaming the Welsh language
6 Risks and Priorities
Welsh Language Indicators
In addition, this report specifically addresses Newport City Council’s performance against the
Welsh Language Board’s six specific Welsh Language Indicators (WLI 1-6) as included in all local
authority Welsh Language Schemes. Newport City Council’s revised scheme includes a
commitment to report on these indicators, although some of the functions to enable this reporting
are subject to ongoing development and refinement.
Welsh Language Indicator 1 – Procurement (Section 3)
Welsh Language Indicator 2 – Frontline Services (Section 2)
Welsh Language Indicator 3 – E-government N/A
Welsh Language Indicator 4 – (a+b) Human Resources (skills) (staff training to
qualification level in Welsh and staff that have received
language awareness training) (Section 4)
Welsh Language Indicator 5 – Human Resources – equality and diversity (Section 5)
Welsh Language Indicator 6 – Standard of Welsh language services (Section 3)
The Corporate Policy and Diversity Officer is located at the main council office at the Civic Centre
in Newport. The Officer can be contacted:
People and Transformation
Civic Centre
Newport
NP20 4UR
01633 656 656
[email protected]
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1. Compliance with the Welsh Language Scheme
Newport City Council recognises that for its Welsh Language commitments to be realised, they
must be mainstreamed across council business. For this reason the Welsh Language Scheme
commitments are visible across the council’s key relevant planning documents and procedures.
Welsh Language Scheme Implementation Plan
The Welsh Language Scheme Implementation Plan 2011 was established with agreement from
the then Welsh Language Board. The Plan builds on the initial actions set out in the council’s
Welsh Language Scheme (although does not replace the Scheme) and seeks to promote Welsh
language and culture across the City. It commits Newport City Council to incremental change,
mirroring the key objectives of the Welsh Language Scheme – the promotion of the use of Welsh
and a bilingual identity for Newport. Current risks and priorities can be found in Section 6.
This section reports on the following themes as identified in the Implementation Plan 2011,
although the following sections could equally sit under sections 1-6.
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Performance Management and Service Planning
Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs)
The Information Station (Tariq)
On-line Services
Cardiff City Council - translation
Fairness commission
Education
Performance management and service planning 2013-14
Newport City Council’s Service Area Planning Processes require service areas to plan for and
report on Equality Impact Assessments (which include the Welsh language). Information relevant
to equality and the Welsh language is reported on in the service areas’ half yearly review and
end of year review. Service areas report on Equality Impact Assessments as well as reporting on
customer engagement, feedback (compliments and complaints) and surveys that informed work
planning and performance. This evidences the council’s commitment to mainstreaming the use of
relevant information in work planning and performance management.
Information relevant to equality and Welsh language is recorded in the service areas’ half yearly
review and end of year review. Service areas used this information to review and plan services
and also inform the EIAs.
Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs)
For 2013-14 over 60 equality impact assessments were undertaken, some on existing services
and some on the proposed changes to services under the council’s Medium Term Financial Plan.
During the budget planning process the proposals were made public and the public encouraged to
respond. The responses were included in detail in the budget report to Cabinet, February 2014.
The Partnership and Policy Team supported business case authors to develop EIA’s as part of
their planning processes.
EIAs have been made public on the council’s equality pages
http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=equalities.assessments
The Information Station
The Information Station (Gorsaf Wybodaeth) opened in January 2012 offering services from NCC
and partner organisations. The Information Station is a face to face centre based in Newport’s
old railway station. The Information Station provides an integrated service with the Contact
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Centre, with both services and main reception sharing the same staff and using the same
information systems.
The building and service was designed to be bilingual from the start and substantial engagement
with local people and the local access group ensured that all aspects of accessibility were
covered.
Internal and external signs are bilingual, the queuing and tannoy system is bilingual, uniforms
have bilingual logos, decor including a 'map' of services is bilingual etc.
On-line Services
There had been a rescheduling in transferring the council’s website to a new content management
system (CMS,) which could support bilingual web content. On the 12th of March 2013, a paper
was taken to the Deputy Leader to ‘consider the Council’s approach to the provision of Welsh
language on the website.’ Two options were available:
1. Do nothing
2. Cabinet Member receives a further report once the CMS implementation has progressed
to a point where the costs of providing bilingual content is clear.
Option 2 was chosen and as such further work is being undertaken to ascertain the costs of
developing a bilingual website as defined the Welsh Language Implementation Plan 2011.
Since then progress has been made in translating the website and a commitment was given to the
Welsh Language Commissioner to have this in place (first phase - top two tiers) by July 31st 2014
(however, due to technical difficulties this target date was net met and the website was made
available August 13th 2014. Prior to the launch the test site was made available to the Office of the
Welsh Language Commissioner so that feedback could be sought).
Cardiff City Council - translation
The Council currently has collaborative arrangements in place with Cardiff City Council to provide
Welsh translation services. This arrangement will ensure a consistent approach to translation and
quality standards will be maintained, ensuring the highest quality Welsh communications can be
delivered to our communities. However, due to the renewed focus on the development of Welsh
Language Provision within Newport it has been agreed that during 2014-15 we will move to the
creation of our own, in house translation services.
Newport’s Fairness commission
The establishment of an independent Fairness Commission, the first in Wales, was a clear
Manifesto commitment of the Administration. The Commission is positioned to ensure social
justice and equality are at the heart of decision making, with its key role being to set the public
agenda on fairness, and to raise the profile of fairness itself as an issue. The aim of the
commission is to help the Council deliver its own stated commitments concerning supporting
communities as a whole and specifically the most vulnerable, as well as testing how it is
performing in relation to legal duties. Welsh has been recognised as an equalities theme and
there is permanent representation from Menter Iaith Casnewydd on the commission. The
Commission has committed to publish key documents in Welsh and the website is fully bilingual.
The Commission has completed a full report on Fairness and has responded to Council budget
proposals for 2013/14 and 2014/15. The Commission will be working with the Council Scrutiny
function to help ensure that principles of fairness and equality are fundamental considerations
when reviewing performance and contributing to policy development. It is hoped that the work to
up-skill scrutiny could be applied more widely across Welsh councils through a programme of
training and development in conjunction with the Centre for Public Scrutiny.
Education
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Newport City Council’s ‘Welsh in Education Strategic Plan’ (WESP) 2014-2017 is presented by
Newport City Council in conjunction with the local authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly,
Monmouthshire, and Torfaen and was approved by the Welsh Government in May 2014. These
five local authorities work together in partnership to plan and deliver Welsh-medium education
across the area. The plan details how Newport City Council and the South East Wales consortium
will aim to achieve the Welsh Government’s outcomes and targets outlined in the National Welsh
Medium Education Strategy at a local and regional level.
The action plan sets out Newport’s commitments in the context of Gwent wide development.
Below are some of the commitments identified for completion during the 2014-2017 period.
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The teaching of Welsh is a statutory requirement for all schools for pupils from the age of 3
to 16. All pupils have the opportunity to study Welsh at A level.
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A parental demand survey is being carried out, targeting all Flying Start eligible families to
assess demand for Welsh medium Flying Start childcare places. Once the results have
been analysed, additional childcare places will be offered in the most appropriate area/s of
the city to meet demand.
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Welsh-medium primary school provision is available at three primary schools The capacity
for nursery provision within the three schools for 2014-2015 will be:
Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd- 52
Ysgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael - 24
Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon- 27
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The 21th Century bid also secured a nursery provision for Ysgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael. Work
is on-going and it is expected to commence on 8th September 2014 and completion is due
(subject to favourable tender returns) by February 2015.
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There is projected growth between 2014-17 in the percentage of children accessing Welsh
medium education in Newport. This can partly be attributed to an increase in available
primary school places, as well as increasing pre-school provision through the medium of
Welsh and a general increase in promotion of the Welsh language. See table 1 and table 2
in Annex 1.
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The council is working in partnership with Monmouthshire County Council on a South
Gwent solution to host a Welsh medium secondary school on an existing Newport site. A
Strategic Outline Case (SOC) is being developed and will shortly be submitted to Welsh
Government.
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Newport Welsh Education Forum (WEF) to meet termly as consultative group. This group
will be responsible for monitoring the Newport ‘WESP’ action plan and report on successes
and challenges.
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A range of information for parents regarding Education services is available in Welsh,
including the school admissions booklet and application forms, online admissions service,
free school meal application forms, SEN assessment information leaflets and the
Education Service newsletters. A bilingual online admissions process was put in place for
the September 2013 admissions cohort.
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The Education Achievement Service for South East Wales continues to provide Welsh
Language Advisory Services, including support, training, challenge and intervention, to all
schools.
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A Welsh Language Youth Worker is jointly funded via Families First Funding and the Urdd
to provide support to 14-19 learners in both Welsh and English medium schools and to
provide a programme of informal learning activities through Welsh including weekly youth
clubs for primary and secondary school age pupils as noted in the Newport WESP action
plan for 2014-16. Further details are also included in Section 2 on Frontline Services.
2. Frontline Services
Frontline service delivery
Various frontline services in Newport affect the public to a greater degree with regards to the
Welsh language. Many, such as the website and the Information Station are covered in other
sections. Others are reported on below:
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Welsh Language Youth Worker
Newport Youth Service
Adult Education
Newport Museums and Heritage Service
The Riverfornt
Sports and Leisure
Libraries
Welsh Language Indicator 2 - Frontline Services
Description
Number and % of main receptions, call centres or one stop shop posts that have
been denoted as ‘Welsh essential’ and have been filled by staff who are bilingual.
No customer services jobs are denoted Welsh essential*.
*For information, all customer services jobs are denoted Welsh language desirable
but not essential.
Customer Service Welsh Language Skills (as at 31st March 2014)
Customer services officers are located at the City Contact Centre, the Information Station and the
Civic Centre Reception.
Out of a total of 55 members of staff, two are able to provide all services in Welsh. Whilst every
effort is made to ensure we can provide a Welsh service at all times, we are unable to always do
this and have to ask service users to either wait or book an appointment. On average we receive
between two and three calls / visits per day that require Welsh service provision. We currently
have one member of staff on maternity leave who can fulfil this function and will be assessing the
need to recruit additional Welsh speakers / readers and writers.
Other customer facing areas
In individual service delivery we have examples of how we provide and promote a Welsh
language provision in Newport, please see below.
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Welsh Language Youth Worker in Newport. This is the sixth year of this joint project
with the Urdd (Welsh language youth movement.) The funding is a contribution to the
salary of a suitably qualified Welsh Speaking Youth Worker who provides a range of
activities through the medium of Welsh for 1st and 2nd language learners in Newport. This
provision has come to an end in 2013 but we are committed to working with the Urdd to
ensure this provision is in place during 2014 and for the future. Resource has been
allocated to support this work.
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Welsh Language Adult Community Learning courses are delivered by the Welsh Centre
for Adults who produces a bilingual information brochure for the five counties that used to
form Gwent. All Community Learning and Library staff are entitled to free tuition on any of
the Welsh courses that are offered.
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There are two fluent first language Welsh speakers in The Riverfront team in front and
back office positions.
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The Young Newport website is bilingual, and we are encouraging young people in
Newport to make use of it. The editorial team of young people put on new material on a
regular basis, but there are lulls at times of annual holidays which may affect the frequency
of new material and the website and support mechanisms are due for review in 2014
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All temporary exhibitions in the Newport Museums and Heritage Service are
interpreted in Welsh and English - both in the Art Gallery and Museum.
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We currently have 7,850 Welsh Language books in our collection. Of these 4,250 are
children's books and 3600 adult stock. The service has maintained the same level of
expenditure on Welsh Language stock in 2014/15 as 2013/14 despite increased pressure
on budgets.
3. Scheme management and administration
Welsh Language Indicator 1- Procurement
Definition
Number and % of the sample of third parties monitored that conform to the
requirements of the Welsh Language Scheme
(i)
in care services
(ii)
in youth and leisure services
(iii)
in pre-school provision
As a part of the Prospectus for Change we are moving towards a single
commissioning and procurement strategy and this will ensure greater consistency.
A clause in our existing procurement documentation states that compliance with the council’s
Welsh Language Scheme and Strategic Equality Plan is essential. As an example of Welsh
language consideration in services for children and young people – prior to the commissioning
and procurement of the Families First programme for Newport consultation was undertaken
through GHK Arad to establish the language needs of the population. We have not undertaken
any commissioning in relation to Youth Service provision outside of Families First.
Within Social Services there is currently a work stream in place to ensure Welsh Language
provision is explicitly referenced within
Welsh Language Indicator 6 - The standard of Welsh language services
Description
Number of complaints received in relation to the operation of the Language Scheme
and the % dealt with in accordance to the corporate standards
100%
There were four complaints received in 2013/14
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CLL-Sport and Leisure
CLL-Sport and Leisure
CIS-Contact Centre
CIS-Web
Lack of Welsh signs
Welsh translation incorrect
Lack of welsh speaker available in the contact centre
Complaint re Website - Not in Welsh
4. Linguistic Skills
Welsh Language Indicator 4 – Human Resources - Skills
Definition
(a) the number and % of staff who have received training in Welsh to a specific
qualification level
(b) the number and % of staff who have received language awareness training
a) 0 and 0%
b) 23 and 0.33%
Welsh language training 2013-14
A three hour taster session was offered to all employees through Coleg Gwent at various times on
using Welsh at work. The session covered basic use of Welsh, using pronunciations, expressions
and greetings. The session is intended as a prerequisite for longer 5 or 10 week courses so
employees can have a taster.
For 2013/2014 a total of 23 employees attended a ‘Welsh at Work- taster session’.
Further sessions have been undertaken in 2014, and more are planned for 2015.
5. Mainstreaming
Welsh Language Indicator 5 Number and % of staff able to speak Welsh
Definition
-according to service division
- according to post grade
-according to workplace, office and centre in the main offices
Data is available on 4000 out of 6879 employees (69%)
Of the known employees:
1410 (35.28%) have some spoken Welsh language skills
26.56% at beginner level
4.37% at intermediate
4.35% at advanced
Further analysis is available below
Welsh Language speaking skills of Newport City Council Employees at 31.03.13
We have data on 69% of the 6879 Newport City Council employees. Of those, 4.35% have
advanced Welsh language spoken skills.
Whilst the overall response rate for the authority has improved for 2013-14, at 69% (for 6879
employees) it still only represents just over two thirds of employees.
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The following bullet points refer to the 69% on whom we have information on Welsh language
skills.
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People and Transformation has the highest percentage of advanced speakers at 8%. This
followed by Education at 6% and Continuing Learning and Leisure and Customer and
Information Services at 4% each.
Continuing Learning and Leisure has the highest number of advanced level speakers at
32, followed by education with 10.
Continuing Learning and Leisure and Education have the highest rates of intermediate
speakers at 7% and 21% respectively.
Welsh language spoken skill by service grouping.
The response rate is shown on the left hand column.
Welsh Language – Spoken
Skill level
Newport City Council
Response rate 4000/6879 – 69%
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
Percentage
%
Numbers
64.72
26.56
4.37
4.35
100
2590
1063
175
172
4000
The clustering of skills in CLL may be because Welsh language ability is considered a particular
asset in that industry.
6. Risks and Priorities
The following risks and priorities have been identified in this report through the annual monitoring
process:
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The council will need to consider the additional anticipated responsibilities under the Welsh
Language Measure 2011
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Language provision needs to be considered as a part of the authority’s commissioning
and procurement strategy
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Work through Organisational Development to re-consider the Welsh language training and
awareness offer.
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Corporate Management Team have agreed the following areas for initial focus have been
identified as:1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Political Leadership
Full website translation
Welsh Skills audit of Council Staff
Workforce Development Strategy
Awareness Raising
7. Moving forward – the challenge
During the latter part of 2013-14 the Local Authority responded to the Welsh Language
Commissioner’s Welsh Language Standards Investigation against the proposed Welsh Language
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Standards. Through this process it became clear to the Authority that there would need to be
significant focus placed on improving every aspect of service provision through the medium of
Welsh. Whilst Newport has a small minority of Welsh speakers within its population their rights to
live their lives through Welsh are protected within the Welsh Language Act 2011 – the Welsh
Language Standards attempt to ensure consistency for Welsh speakers across Wales.
In order to make the necessary progress that is required of us we have done the following:
1. Appointed a Project Manager to develop a Project Plan, draw together a project team and
ensure improvements are made across the board.
2. Engaged with external partners so that we embed that critical challenge in to our decision
making and planning.
3. Developed our website so that Welsh speakers have a portal in to Council services.
4. Investigated the development of our own internal translation services to improve the
timeliness and quality of translation provision for written materials, the website and for
meetings. We are hopeful that we will implement changes during the autumn.
5. Improved our offer of Welsh Language training for staff
6. Presented to our Senior Management Forum and Corporate Leadership Team on the
distance we need to travel and gained agreement for a way forward
Data Recording Table 2013-14
The following tables shows progress against the Welsh Language Board’s Performance
Indicators
Key performance area
PI description / Current value
WLI 1 Procurement
(i) social care - Number
(i) social care- %
(ii) Young People- Number
(ii) Young People- %
(iii) Pre school age- Number
(iii) Pre school age- %
Zero recorded
Not applicable
Zero recorded
Not applicable
Zero recorded
Not applicable
WLI 2 Front line services
Posts - Number
Posts – %
0
N/A
WLI 3 E-government
To be confirmed
N/A
WLI 4 Human Resources – skills
(a) Language training - Number
(a) Language training - %
(b) Awareness training - Number
(b) Awareness training - %
13
0
0%
23
0.3%
WLI 5 HR equality and diversity
(a) Service division - Number
(a) Service division - %
(b) Post Grade -Number
(b) Post Grade - %
(c) Workplace - Number
(c) Workplace - %
WLI 6 Standard of Welsh language
service
Complaints - Number
Complaints - %
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See below
See below
See below
See below
Data is available on 4000 out of
6879 employees (69%)
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100%
Annex 1
Table 1
Figures and projection of children in Welsh medium education in Newport at Yr 2 (age 6-7.)
Year
No of
pupils in
Year 2
Yr 2 pupils in Welshmedium Education
No
%
Newport
2011
1711
83
4.85%
2012
1652
86
5.21%
2013
1795
82
4.57%
2014
1951
104
5.33%
2015
1940
87
4.48%
2016
1963
102
5.20%
2017
1885
105
5.57%
Table 2
Table showing projected growth in Newport pupils going to Welsh medium secondary school.
Year
No of
pupils
in Year
9
Yr 9 pupils in
Welsh-medium
Education
No
%
Newport
15
2011
1792
46
2.57%
2012
1659
43
2.59%
2013
1708
44
2.58%
2014
1603
34
2.12%
2015
1632
60
3.68%
2016
1652
54
3.27%
2017
1670
53
3.17%
Annex 2
Welsh language spoken skill by service grouping.
Welsh Language – Spoken
Skill level
Percentage
%
Numbers
Newport City Council
Response rate 4000/ 6879 = 69%
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
64.72
26.56
4.37
4.35
99.95
2590
1063
175
172
4000
Continuing Learning and Leisure
Response rate 794
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
64%
25%
7%
4%
100
508
200
54
32
794
Adult Services
Response rate 259
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
90%
7%
0.3%
2.7%
100
232
19
1
7
259
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
87%
9%
1.6%
2.4%
100
215
22
4
6
247
Street scene
Response rate 217
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
92%
4.6%
1.4%
2%
100
199
10
3
5
217
Children and Family Services
Response rate 217
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
86%
11%
1.4%
1.4%
100
187
24
3
3
217
Education
Response rate 154
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
69%
4%
21%
6%
100
106
6
32
10
154
Law and Standards
None
83%
82
Breakdown by service grouping
Regeneration and Regulatory
Services
Response rate 247
16
Response rate 99
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
10%
5%
2%
100
10
5
2
99
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
82%
13%
1%
4%
100
76
12
1
4
93
People and Transformation
Response rate 71
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
83%
9%
0%
8%
100
59
6
0
6
71
Finance
Response rate 56
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
TOTAL
82%
13%
2%
3%
100
46
7
1
2
56
Resources
Response rate
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
81%
16%
0
3%
100
52
10
0
2
64
None
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
66%
34%
0
0
100
2
1
0
0
3
Customer and Information
Services
Response rate 93
64
Directors
Response rate 3
The range of Welsh language skills: speaking, reading, understanding and writing as at
31.03.14
We hold data on Welsh language skills for at most 4000 out of 6879 staff, which is 69%. This
represents an improvement from last year (up from 66%).
Welsh speakers in Newport by age. 2001 to 2011 comparison.
Age
3-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
2011
%
14.0
34.8
42.0
23.0
2001
%
9.2
36.3
46.1
21.4
20-24
7.8
3.8
17
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80+
4.9
3.3
3.1
2.6
2.4
2.4
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.4
2.0
1.8
3.4
2.8
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.1
2.9
2.3
2.6
2.2
Pawb 3 oed a
throsodd / All
aged 3 and over
9.3
10.0
Source:
2001 Census, commissioned table, reference C0155
2011 Census source http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-localauthorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-data-cube-pivot-table.xls
There is an overall drop of Welsh speakers in Newport from 2001 to 2011 of 10% to 9.3%
however there is significant growth in younger groups’ skills.
The census figured above show an increasing growth in children and young people in Newport
speaking Welsh. We have not researched the cause of this growth, however, there are more
young people attending Welsh medium education, not only in Newport but in the surrounding
areas and across Wales. Newport’s population is a changing population and the growth in Welsh
speakers may reflect not only a growth within Newport but a growth across Wales. Newport is also
a University City which attracts many young people.
The figures for children and young people under 19 could be questioned. The census reports that
42% of children aged 10-14 in Newport are Welsh speakers, however with around 40 pupils per
year attending Welsh medium secondary provision from Newport it is highly unlikely. It is more
likely that the parents of those children are aware that they study Welsh in school and have
assumed that they can speak Welsh. The figures from the 2001 census were similar, and similarly
doubtful.
Ability to speak Welsh in Newport by age (smaller age bands.)
Ability to Speak Welsh
All categories: Age 3 and
over
Age 3 to 4
Age 5 to 7
Age 8 to 9
Age 10 to 14
Age 15
Age 16 to 17
Age 18 to 19
Age 20 to 24
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Newport
population
Can
speak
Welsh
139,849
13,002
3,656
5,194
3,363
9,402
1,886
3,881
4,114
10,041
513
1,656
1,323
3,947
725
1,020
530
783
%
9.3
14.0
31.9
39.3
42.0
38.4
26.3
12.9
7.8
Cannot
speak
Welsh
126,847
3,143
3,538
2,040
5,455
1,161
2,861
3,584
9,258
%
90.7
86.0
68.1
60.7
58.0
61.6
73.7
87.1
92.2
Age 25 to 29
Age 30 to 34
Age 35 to 39
Age 40 to 44
Age 45 to 49
Age 50 to 54
Age 55 to 59
Age 60 to 64
Age 65 to 69
Age 70 to 74
Age 75 to 79
Age 80 to 84
Age 85 and over
9,406
9,161
8,860
10,798
10,670
9,356
7,803
8,507
6,769
5,775
4,677
3,382
3,148
457
305
279
280
255
221
152
154
114
78
94
54
62
4.9
3.3
3.1
2.6
2.4
2.4
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.4
2.0
1.6
2.0
8,949
8,856
8,581
10,518
10,415
9,135
7,651
8,353
6,655
5,697
4,583
3,328
3,086
95.1
96.7
96.9
97.4
97.6
97.6
98.1
98.2
98.3
98.6
98.0
98.4
98.0
Reference DC2203WA - Ability to speak Welsh skills by national identity by sex by age
From Nomis 13 August 2013
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