Online DBS Checks through the Medium of Welsh

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 1:55 pm on 16 June 2021.

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Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 1:55, 16 June 2021

(Translated)

Well, thank you for writing to them. I'm sure that the process won't finish there if you need to go further, and I hope—and maybe you'll confirm that in your response. But there is an example here of where Welsh is losing the digital battle. If you want to complete your DBS through the medium of English, you can do it online; if you want to do it through the medium of Welsh, you have to go back to the dark ages and do it on paper, and I don't think that that's acceptable. I'm going to refuse to do that as a governor, and if that means that I am exempted from being a governor, I will consider that that is happening as a result of linguistic discrimination. And I'm not the only governor in that situation. So, I would appeal to you, Minister, that if we are serious about ensuring that the Welsh language is accessible to all in all contexts, particularly in the digital context, then this is one thing that has to change.