Bòrd na Gàidhlig Totally Explained

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Bòrd na Gàidhlig, is a quango appointed by the Scottish Government with responsibility for Scottish Gaelic. It isn't to be confused with Comunn na Gàidhlig or An Comunn Gaidhealach, which are much older. Its primary aims are

to increase the number of Gaelic speakers
to strengthen Gaelic as a language of community and home
to promote Gaelic in Scotland's cultural life, and
to develop the use of Gaelic in every aspect of Scottish life

Its duties are

to develop a strategic National Gaelic Plan

to work with organisations with an interest in the language, and

to consult on a strategy for Gaelic-medium education Following centuries of official neglect and hostility towards the language, the Bòrd was created in April 2003 and represents a cornerstone of the British Government's implementation of their duties under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
The first cathraiche (chair-person) of the eight member Bòrd is Donnchadh MacFhearghais (from Islay), rector of Plockton High School, and former convenor of Comunn Luchd-Ionnsachaidh, Comunn na Gàidhlig, and director of the steering committee for BBC Gaelic programming.
Following a consultation period from October 2003 to January 2004, during which many respondents expressed their concern that any advice Bòrd gives would be likely to be ignored by largely hostile authorities, it was announced in September 2004 that the Bòrd was to be strengthened in several areas:

the Bòrd's guidance to local authorities on Gaelic medium education will be statutory

it can advise all public, private and voluntary bodies

it'll decide on how to focus language development and will determine which organisations should produce language plans. The Gaelic bill, having been debated by the Scottish Parliament, became law in April 2005.

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