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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-standards-no-8-regulations-2022/schedule-3/part-1",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2022/796",
  "legislation_title": "The Welsh Language Standards (No. 8) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-standards-no-8-regulations-2022",
  "path": "schedule/3/part/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "THE STANDARDS",
  "text": "1\nStandards relating to a body developing Welsh language skills through planning and training its workforce\nStandard 51:\nYou must assess the Welsh language skills of your employees.\nStandard 52:\nYou must provide training courses so that your employees can develop—\n(a) awareness of the Welsh language (including awareness of its history and its role in Welsh culture);\n(b) an understanding of the duty to operate in accordance with the Welsh language standards;\n(c) an understanding of how the Welsh language can be used in the workplace.\nStandard 53:\nWhen you provide information to new employees (for example by means of an induction process), you must provide information for the purpose of raising their awareness of the Welsh language.\nStandard 54:\nYou must provide opportunities during working hours for your employees to receive basic Welsh language lessons.\nStandard 55:\nYou must provide opportunities for employees, who have completed basic Welsh language training to receive further training, free of charge, to develop their language skills.\nStandard 56:\nYou must provide opportunities for employees, to receive training, free of charge, to improve their Welsh language skills.\n2\nStandards relating to a body recruiting and appointing\nStandard 57:\nWhen you assess the requirements for a new or vacant post, you must assess the need for Welsh language skills, and categorise it as a post where one or more of the following apply—\n(a) Welsh language skills are essential;\n(b) Welsh language skills need to be learnt when appointed to the post;\n(c) Welsh language skills are desirable; or\n(ch) Welsh language skills are not necessary.\nStandard 57A:\nWhen you advertise a post which you have categorised as one where Welsh language skills are essential, desirable or need to be learnt you must—\n(a) specify that in the advertisement, and\n(b) advertise the post in Welsh.\nStandard 58:\nWhen you advertise a post—\n(a) which is based wholly or mainly in Wales,\n(b) the duties of which relate wholly or mainly to Wales, or\n(c) which you have categorised as one where Welsh language skills are essential or desirable,\nyou must state that applications may be submitted in Welsh and that an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.\nStandard 58A:\nIf you publish an application form for a post—\n(a) which is based wholly or mainly in Wales,\n(b) the duties of which relate wholly or mainly to Wales, or\n(c) which you have categorised as one where Welsh language skills are essential or desirable,\nyou must publish it in Welsh and ensure that the Welsh version is treated no less favourably than the English version.\nStandard 58B:\nYou must not treat an application for a post made in Welsh less favourably than you treat an application made in English (including, amongst other matters, in relation to the closing date you set for receiving applications and in relation to any timescale for informing applicants of decisions).\nStandard 59:\nYou must ensure that your application form for a post—\n(a) which is based wholly or mainly in Wales,\n(b) the duties of which relate wholly or mainly to Wales, or\n(c) which you have categorised as one where Welsh language skills are essential or desirable,\nprovides a space for the applicant to indicate that they wish an interview or other assessment method to be held in Welsh and if an applicant so wishes, you must conduct any interview or other method of assessment in Welsh, or, if necessary, provide a simultaneous or consecutive translation service from Welsh to English for that purpose.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/796/schedule/3/part/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:06:26.935430+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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