Welsh Language Standards
Flintshire County Council’s Welsh Language Scheme will be replaced by the new Welsh Language Standards on 30 March 2016. The Welsh Language Commissioner has issued a notice to all Council in Wales setting out the Standards with which they must comply.
The aim of the Standards is to continue and develop the work of Welsh Language Schemes:
- improving the services Welsh-speakers can expect to receive from organisations in Welsh
- increasing the use people make of Welsh-language services
- making it clear to organisations what they need to do in terms of the Welsh language
The Standards cover Service Delivery, Policy Making, Operational, Promotional and Record Keeping.
Welsh Language Standards for Flintshire County Council
Welsh Language Compliance Notice
More information on the Welsh Language Standards is available on the Welsh Language Commissioner’s website.
If you would like to make a complaint about Flintshire County Council’s compliance with the Welsh language Standards please use the Council’s Complaints procedure.
Five Year Welsh Language Promotion Strategy
Profile of Welsh speakers in Flintshire
Table: Knowledge of Welsh (2011 & 2021)
Source: Census 2011 & Census 2021
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Flintshire
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Wales
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2011 Census
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2011 Census
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|
No.
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%
|
%
|
|
All aged 3+
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146,940
|
-
|
-
|
|
No knowledge of Welsh
|
116,670
|
79.4%
|
78.6%
|
|
Understands spoken Welsh only
|
6,465
|
4.4%
|
5.3%
|
|
All Welsh speakers
|
21,159
|
14.4%
|
19.0%
|
|
Speaks, reads or writes Welsh
|
16,016
|
10.9%
|
14.6%
|
| |
Flintshire
|
Wales
|
|
2021 Census
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2021 Census
|
|
No.
|
%
|
%
|
|
All aged 3+
|
155,000
|
-
|
-
|
|
No knowledge of Welsh
|
126,015
|
81.3%
|
74.8%
|
|
Understands spoken Welsh only
|
7,750
|
5%
|
5.2%
|
|
All Welsh speakers
|
17,980
|
11.6%
|
17.8%
|
|
Speaks, reads or writes Welsh
|
21,235
|
13.7%
|
20%
|
More detailed information on the profile of Welsh speakers in the county is available from Stats Wales.