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Funding across a wide variety of policy areas, directly and indirectly; A shared interest in the way that wider public services interact with the Third Sector. 2.11. Within this complexity it is possible to identify three distinct, overlapping spheres of interest that define and structure Welsh Government’s interest in, and support for, the Third Sector: Stronger communities – the way most people make a voluntary contribution to the vibrancy and regeneration of their communities, provide care and help build people’s confidence and skills; and the opportunities the Third Sector creates for employment and local enterprise Better policy – the knowledge and expertise the sector offers through its front-line experience to help shape policies, procedures and services; Better public services – the innovative and transforming role the Sector can play in making public services reach more people and become more sensitive to their needs. Cross cutting themes 2.12. There are a number of cross cutting themes which impact across the Welsh Government and the exercise of its functions, to which the Third Sector is committed and makes a vital contribution. Accordingly the same themes will figure prominently in the manner in which the Welsh Government exercises its functions in relation to the Third Sector. Sustainable Development 2.13. Sustainable development is the process that helps us make better decisions that ensure that we maximise the long term social, economic and environmental wellbeing of Wales. It provides a focus not only on current generations but on future generations and on the sort of legacy we want to leave for our children and grandchildren. Sustainable development is a central organising principle for the Welsh Government. We are committed to ensuring that sustainable development is also central to public services across Wales and that it transforms the way in which decisions are made. Our Welsh account of sustainable development embodies our values of fairness, social justice and respect for our environment. 2.14. The Third Sector has a long history in helping to embed sustainable development as a normal way of working in Wales providing support and opportunities for people to take practical action towards sustainable, resilient communities. Examples include the numerous community-owned initiatives generating triple-line outcomes such as growing and surplus food projects; community transport; energy efficiency and carbon footprint programmes; nature and heritage 9
conservation; and the emerging asset transfer ventures to Third Sector organisations involving land, housing stock or renewable energy generating surpluses for community investment. Many of these projects are underpinned by the awareness that community cohesion and prosperity cannot be achieved without attention to Sustainable Development principles and the engagement and partnership that this entails. Welsh Language 2.15. The Welsh Government believes that the Welsh language is an integral part of Wales’ identity and is committed to creating a truly bilingual Wales, where people can live their lives through English, Welsh or both languages. The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 confirmed the Welsh language’s official status in Wales and established the role of the Welsh Language Commissioner. The Commissioner’s principal role is to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language. The Commissioner will also monitor and enforce compliance with standards in so far as they apply to categories of bodies who form part of the Third Sector. The Welsh Government’s Language Strategy – A living language: a language for living – and its Welsh Language Scheme, both look to increase the mainstreaming of the Welsh language into all aspects of the Welsh Government’s work, as well as increasing the use of Welsh in the communities of Wales. 2.16. The Third Sector’s contribution is vital to the survival and growth of Welsh as a community language as it provides opportunities for people to volunteer and provides voluntary services in Welsh, as well as celebrating the language and its associated traditions. Welsh Government believes that there should be equal opportunities for service users to use the Welsh and English languages in the Third Sector; that there are Welsh speaking volunteers across Wales and that the Welsh language becomes mainstreamed throughout all policy developments and funding allocations. Equality and Diversity 2.17. The Equality Act 2010 and related Welsh specific public sector equality duties regulations impose duties on relevant Welsh authorities including the requirement to publish equality objectives. Authorities are required to publish a statement which sets out the steps taken in order to achieve each equality objective and also to monitor the progress of achieving those objectives. Welsh Government wants to create a fair society free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation with cohesive and inclusive communities. Its Equality Objectives (that sit within a Strategic Equality Plan) will help ensure that public services and employment are fair, accessible, responsive to people’s needs, and that communities are inclusive. People should not be treated less favourably because of their gender, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy and maternity, being married or in a civil 10
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