Catalogue description Welsh Government and predecessors: Welsh Language Policy: Records relating to the use of Welsh Language in the Private and Public Sector

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Reference: WA 13
Title: Welsh Government and predecessors: Welsh Language Policy: Records relating to the use of Welsh Language in the Private and Public Sector
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 Measure 2011. It covers policy discussions on the use of the Welsh language in non-education functions of government in Wales. It 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 (1 file and 47 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: 2009-2014
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 and only referenced in the iShare system.

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: 48 files and electronic documents
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

from 2015 Welsh Government
Custodial history: The records were stored or (if paper) referenced in the Welsh Government's 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:

The Welsh Government's departments are grouped together into subject areas called Directorates. The seven Directorates are each headed by a Director General who leads cross-cutting programmes and ensures that joined up working across all departments was a reality.

The records were created by the following Welsh Government's Directorates: Economy and Transport Department; Strategic Planning and Finance and Performance Department; Legal Services (non-directorate services).

The public records transferred in 2015 were all sourced from the above. However, future transfers may be sourced from the remaining Directorates which comprise:

Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills; Health and Social Services Directorate; Non-directorate services such as the Permanent Secretary's Division and the Department of the First Minister and Cabinet; People, Places and Corporate Services; Public Services and Local Government Delivery Directorate; Sustainable Futures.

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