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| NDPB overview | |
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| Formed | 13 February 2006 (2006-02-13) |
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Headquarters | Inverness |
| Employees | 19 |
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| Website | www |
Bòrd na Gàidhlig (pronounced[ˈpɔːrˠt̪nəˈkaːlɪkʲ]ⓘ,lit. 'Gaelic Board') is theexecutive non-departmental public body of theScottish Government with responsibility forGaelic.[1] It was established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament in 2005 (which took effect in early 2006) and is based inInverness.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig is anon-departmental public body constituted of members of the board, whose role is "to provide leadership, direction, support and guidance" to the body, and staff who are typically full-time public sector employees and who carry out the day-to-day work of the body. The head of the board is thecathraiche (chairperson) and the head of the staff is theceannard (chief executive).[2]
The currentceannard isShona NicIlleathain; a non-native Gaelic speaker, she studied the language at theUniversity of Edinburgh andSabhal Mòr Ostaig and had worked at theBòrd for twenty years prior to taking over the office in June 2016.[3]
In 2006Bòrd na Gàidhlig was designated as the body responsible for implementing theGaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 and specifically, as stated in the Act, "securing the status of the Gaelic language as an official language of Scotland commanding equal respect to the English language".[4] The Bòrd represents a cornerstone of theScottish Government's implementation of their duties under theEuropean Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
The firstcathraiche of the eight memberBòrd wasDonnchadh MacFhearghais (Duncan Ferguson) fromIslay,rector ofPlockton High School, former convenor ofComunn Luchd-Ionnsachaidh,Comunn na Gàidhlig, and director of the steering committee forBBC Gaelic programming. In March 2012, following the resignation ofArthur Cormack, who had been appointed in February 2009 after holding the position of interim Chair from July 2008,Elizabeth McAtear was appointed by theBòrd as interim Chair before the full recruitment process for a replacement Chair.[5]
