Key Principles

This second edition documents the Scottish Police Authority’s programme of activity for the period 2023-28 and demonstrates a commitment to the key principles of the National Gaelic Language Plan.

EQUAL RESPECT

Under the terms of the 2005 Act, Bòrd na Gàidhlig works with a view to securing the status of the Gaelic language as an official language of Scotland commanding equal respect to the English language and the Bòrd in turn expects that public authorities will demonstrate in their plans how the principle will be achieved and maintained in practice.

Where Gaelic is utilised within the Authority business, we will strive to ensure it is of an equal standard and quality as anything provided in English.

ACTIVE OFFER

The Scottish Police Authority will ensure that where Gaelic publications and content are made available by us, Gaelic users are made aware of their existence, and are actively encouraged to access them.

This will take the responsibility away from the individual to ask for these and will give Gaelic users the confidence to know that their needs will be met if that is their choice.

We will also ensure that our Gaelic language publications and content are as accessible as our publications and content produced in English.

MAINSTREAMING

The Scottish Police Authority will ensure that opportunities for the public and our staff to use Gaelic are normalised, in support of the National Gaelic Language Plan 2018-23 aim that Gaelic is used more often, by more people and in a wider range of situations