<div dir="ltr"><h2 class="">Planners to continue Welsh-language impact policy</h2>
<div class="">01 July 2015</div> <p>CEREDIGION planners will
maintain a policy that can see them demand a Welsh language impact
assessment from developers despite warnings from the Welsh Government it
should be scrapped.</p>
<p>That has sparked a warning that the council could find itself
liable for any legal costs if the council is challenged over its request
for a language impact assessment, despite council leader Ellen ap Gwynn
insisting the council already faces a wide range of risks.</p>
<p>Council officers had recommended that the legislation that allows
the council to request a language assessment should be removed as part
of the policy, but council Cabinet members said it should remain in
place after a recommendation from the authority’s language committee.</p>
<p>While the request for an impact assessment can only be used in
“specific circumstances”, a Welsh Government Technical Advice Note
suggested it should not be used at all.</p>
<p>A report to the council’s Cabinet said: “Both Cabinet and council
were provided with legal advice with regard to the continued
application of the policy."</p><p><strong><a href="http://subscriber.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/subscribe.aspx?source=4&eid=eaaea11c-0b7f-4c39-b8b4-1f7b571f04f6">Click here</a> for the full story, or see this week's Aberystwyth edition of the Cambrian News</strong></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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