# Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

An Act of Senedd Cymru to promote and facilitate use of the Welsh language, including by setting a target to increase the number of speakers to at least 1 million by 2050, by setting common reference levels for describing ability, by providing for a national framework and local strategic plans for improving Welsh language education, by introducing a system of categorisation of the Welsh language education provided by schools, by setting Welsh language learning goals for schools to pursue through Welsh language education delivery plans, and by establishing a National Institute for Learning Welsh as a statutory body to support lifelong learning of Welsh.
[7 July 2025]
Having been passed by Senedd Cymru and having received the assent of His Majesty, it is enacted as follows:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/2/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-and-education-wales-act-2025/introduction
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