# Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025, Section 17: Amending Welsh language education delivery plan to change school language category

Extent: E+W

(1) This section applies where a school’s governing body proposes an amendment to the school’s Welsh language education delivery plan for the purpose of changing the school’s language category.
(2) A school’s language category may not be changed—
(a) from a “Dual Language” category to a “Primarily English Language, partly Welsh” language category;
(b) from a “Primarily Welsh Language” category to a “Dual Language” category or a “Primarily English Language, partly Welsh” language category.
(3) The school’s governing body must consult the persons listed in section 14(2)(b) before submitting an amended delivery plan in draft to the local authority under section 16(4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/2/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-and-education-wales-act-2025/section-17
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