The Welsh Language Standards (No. 10) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/99 (W.)
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Welsh Language Standards (No. 10) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 31 March 2026.

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(4) In these Regulations—

a “ body ” (“ corff ”) means a person who has been included within the register of social landlords maintained by the Welsh Ministers under section 1(1) of the Housing Act 1996 ;

an “ individual ” (“ unigolyn ”) means a natural person ordinarily resident in Wales acting in their personal capacity; but does not include an individual acting in their capacity as a volunteer;

a “ member of staff ” (“ aelod o staff ”) means an employee of a body or a natural person working for a body (and “ staff ” (“ staff ”) must be construed accordingly).

(5) In these Regulations—

(a) references to any activity being carried out by a body, or to any service being provided by a body, are to be read as including a reference to that activity being carried out on the body’s behalf or to that service being provided on the body’s behalf by a third party under arrangements made between the third party and the body;

(b) accordingly, unless a compliance notice provides to the contrary, a body will have failed to comply with a standard in respect of an activity or service it has arranged to be carried out or provided by a third party if that activity or service has not been carried out or provided in accordance with the standard.

(6) Nothing in these Regulations requires a body to comply with a standard in relation to an activity carried out by it or a service provided by it where it is carrying out that activity or providing that service on behalf of a third party under arrangements made between it and the third party.

Section 2 Standards specified

(1) In Schedule 1—

(a) Part 1 specifies service delivery standards;

(b) Part 2 provides that a compliance notice must require a body to comply with certain standards specified in Part 1 if it has required the body to comply with certain other standards;

(c) Part 3 makes provision about interpreting a number of words and expressions.

(2) In Schedule 2—

(a) Part 1 specifies policy making standards;

(b) Part 2 makes provision about interpreting the policy making standards.

(3) In Schedule 3—

(a) Part 1 specifies operational standards;

(b) Part 2 provides that a compliance notice must require a body to comply with certain standards specified in Part 1 if it has required the body to comply with certain other standards;

(c) Part 3 makes provision about interpreting the operational standards.

(4) In Schedule 4—

(a) Part 1 specifies record keeping standards;

(b) Part 2 makes provision about interpreting the record keeping standards.

(5) Schedule 5 specifies standards that deal with matters which are supplementary to the matters dealt with in the standards specified in Schedules 1 to 4 and, in particular—

(a) Part 1 specifies standards that deal with supplementary matters;

(b) Part 2 makes provision about interpreting the supplementary standards.

Section 3 Standards that are specifically applicable

The Welsh Ministers authorise the Welsh Language Commissioner to give a compliance notice to a body requiring it to comply with any of the standards specified under regulation 2 and Schedules 1 to 5.

Section 4 Amendment of the Welsh Language Standards (No. 2) Regulations 2016

In Schedule 6 to the Welsh Language Standards (No. 2) Regulations 2016 after the entry for the Commissioner for Older People in Wales insert “Community Housing Cymru (“ Cartrefi Cymunedol Cymru ”)” .