Will the Commission expand upon the reference in page 16 of the Welsh Parliament Official Languages Scheme: Annual Report 2023-24 to changes in the method of monitoring data in relation to committees?
In its annual report on the Official Languages Scheme for the year 2023-24, the Commission states:
“Our approach to monitoring this data has changed. We now record whether the documents are published concurrently...."
The sentence refers to a table of statistical information regarding documents published on the Senedd website by Senedd Committees in Welsh, English and bilingually
Recently, the way the data is recorded was changed, to ensure that we record whether the documents that are published bilingually are published concurrently. In order to enable Members to prepare for proceedings in their preferred language, it is important that documents are available in both languages at the same time. Monitoring the data to ensure that the documents are published in accordance with the requirements of the Official Languages Scheme and the wishes of committee members assists us in identifying any problems or obstacles.