The Welsh Langauge Act 1993 was established to set up the Welsh Language Board. Its role is to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language and to establish the principle that public bodies should deliver their services in such a way that the English and Welsh languages are treated on a basis of equality.

All local authority areas in Wales where the Rowan Organisation is contracted to provide the Direct Payments Support Service have published Welsh Language Schemes.

The Rowan Organisation has been working towards establishing its own Welsh Language Policy and is very pleased to announce that the Welsh Language Board approved our Scheme on May 1st 2008.

Although for a number of years we have produced leaflets and other information bilingually and have offered a temporary Welsh-speaking Helpline number, our commitment through this Scheme will help to ensure we can deliver all of our services to the same standard whether in English or Welsh. The scheme is expected to be implemented over a period of up to three years. It is hoped that as part of this project, visitors will be able to select whether they view this website in English or in Welsh.

If you would like to view our policy document, please click here for the English version or here for the Welsh version These are both PDF reports and they should open in your preferred PDF reader. Go to our Acrobat page to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.