New Welsh Language Commissioner Under Fire - No Action on 70% of Complaints

News From The Welsh Language Society:

" According to information received by a language group, the new Welsh Language Commissioner refused to investigate over seventy per cent of complaints relating to the lack of Welsh language services received during his first month in the post – the highest percentage of refusals since the Standards came into force.

The figures show that Aled Roberts, since being appointed Welsh Language Commissioner, has investigated the lowest percentage of complaints about the lack of Welsh language services since the Standards came into force. The statistics, revealed to Cymdeithas yr Iaith following a freedom of information request, has led to language campaigners warning that there is 'a danger that the public will lose faith' in his work.

According to the information received by Cymdeithas yr Iaith through the freedom of information request, Aled Roberts decided to investigate only 26% of complaints received during his first month in post – a much lower figure than any month in the last three years. The previous Commissioner, Meri Huws, investigated 75% of the complaints received during April 2018. In the first two months in the post, the previous Liberal Democrat Assembly Member refused to investigate over half the complaints received, which is far higher than any corresponding period whilst Meri Huws was in charge.

Correspondence between the Commissioner and the Minister for the Welsh Language that has recently come to light, reveals that the Commissioner has changed his policy on dealing with complaints following pressure from the Government."

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