Proposal to Increase Government Services in Scots Gaelic

The Scottish Government have announced an ambitious plan to utilize the state bureaucracy to support Scots Gaelic. Under proposals, every directorate at the government will be involved in increasing the use of Gaelic in the organisation.

“The draft Gaelic Language Plan for 2021-26 has now been published as the government seeks “faster rates of progress” for the language.  Under proposals, any new Scottish Government logo will include Gaelic, with key signage to display both languages in time. The government wants to “grow” the use of Gaelic when interacting with the public, with plans already in place to hire more Gaelic-speaking staff to deal with inquiries. The draft plan also looks to “regularly explore and promote” opportunities to hold public meetings bilingually or in Gaelic. An audit of Gaelic skills among staff will be held next year.” – The Scotsman

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