Catalogue description Welsh Government and predecessors: Welsh Language Policy: Records relating to the use of the Welsh Language in Education and Communities

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Reference: WA 12
Title: Welsh Government and predecessors: Welsh Language Policy: Records relating to the use of the Welsh Language in Education and Communities
Description:

The records concern the development of Welsh language policy by the Welsh Government as articulated in the Welsh Language Act 1993 and the Welsh Language Measure 2011. It covers policy discussions on the use of the Welsh language in education and by Welsh public bodies and includes preparations for the creation of the Welsh Language Measure and its implementation.

This series is a hybrid series that contains paper and digital files (2 files and 76 electronic records).
Note: The date for digital records in this series is the 'Last Modified' date as generated by the Electronic Document and Records Management system which held and managed these records.
Date: 2008-2010
Arrangement:

These records are arranged according to the functional classification of the Welsh Government's iShare (based on Objective version 8 software) Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS). Some of the records are paper records which have been referenced rather than those stored in the system as digital records.

Born digital records are generally arranged and stored differently to paper records. References for born digital records are automatically generated and display a 'Z' after a forward slash, which distinguish them from traditional references allocated to paper and digitised records.

Born digital records are arranged within deep and complex folder structures. The folder names for each record appear under the arrangement information, providing context and a provenance trail.

Descriptions for born digital are generally file names saved as they were in the original metadata. Therefore they may not be in a natural narrative form. Many records in this series display the original identifying reference from the EDRMS in brackets, as part of their file name.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Welsh Public Record(s)
Language: English and Welsh
Creator:

Welsh Assembly Government, 2006-2011

Welsh Government, 2011-
Physical description: 78 files and electronic documents
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

from 2015 Welsh Government
Custodial history: These records were stored or referenced (where paper) in the Welsh Government's iShare Electronic Document and Records Management System from 2010.
Accumulation dates: 2010 to 2012
Selection and destruction information: RCP - 3.1.1 The principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh Governments.
Accruals: Further accruals are anticipated.
Administrative / biographical background:

Welsh language policy for use in education and by Welsh public bodies was the responsibility of the Welsh Government's Department for Skills and Education. This department had a Deputy Director who was responsible for promotion of the Welsh language from 2011.

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