30 June 2023

Re: Draft Welsh Language Standards (No.9) Regulations 2023

Dear Jeremy,

Thank you for your letter dated 27 June 2023, advising of your intention to lay the draft Welsh Language Standards (No.9) Regulations 2023 (“the Regulations”) before the Senedd.

We discussed your letter at our meeting on Thursday, 29 June 2023. We note that you laid the Regulations before the Senedd on 27 June 2023. I am writing to confirm that the Committee does not intend to scrutinise and report on these Regulations.

Whilst the Committee has opted not to undertake scrutiny of these specific Regulations, the Committee would welcome the opportunity to consider and undertake scrutiny of future Welsh Language Standards regulations. We ask that sufficient time is provided in future to allow the Committee to undertake such scrutiny and to allow the Committee to publish a report. The Welsh Government has previously provided advanced notice of such regulations being laid and has offered to take into account the Committee’s consideration of such regulations when arranging the date for a Plenary debate. We would be grateful if this could be factored into the introduction of future Welsh Language Standards regulations.

Yours sincerely,

 

Delyth Jewell MS
Committee Chair

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