http://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/1/section/18Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011A Measure of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision about the official status of the Welsh language in Wales; to provide for a Welsh Language Partnership Council; to establish the Office of Welsh Language Commissioner; to provide for an Advisory Panel to the Welsh Language Commissioner; to make provision about promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language and treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language; to make provision about standards relating to the Welsh language (including duties to comply with those standards, and rights arising from the enforceability of those duties); to make provision about investigation of interference with the freedom to use the Welsh language; to establish a Welsh Language Tribunal; to abolish the Welsh Language Board and Welsh language schemes; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-08-02Expert Participation2024-08-01 PART 2 THE WELSH LANGUAGE COMMISSIONER<Emphasis>Annual reports</Emphasis>Annual reports181The Commissioner must produce a report in relation to each financial year of the Commissioner (an “annual report”).2An annual report must include the following matters—aa summary of the action taken in the exercise of the Commissioner's functions;ba review of issues relevant to the Welsh language;ca summary of the Commissioner's work programme;dthe Commissioner's proposals for a work programme for the following financial year;ea summary of the complaints made in accordance with the procedure established under section 14.3An annual report may also include any other matters which the Commissioner thinks it appropriate to include in such a report.4For provision about the Commissioner's financial year, see paragraph 15 of Schedule 1.S. 18 in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/969, art. 2(h)
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