Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Gaelic Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday, 27 August 2025 at 2pm. 

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.    

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser
Chief Officer – Legal and Corporate Governance

Business

1. Calling of the Roll and Apologies for Absence

2. Declarations of Interest/Transparency Statement

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should provide some information on the nature of the interest and leave the meeting at the appropriate time.  Advice may be sought from officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Recess Powers 

Members are asked to note that the recess powers granted at the meeting on 4 June 2025 did not require to be used in relation to the Gaelic Committee. 

4. Good News

The Committee is asked to note the good news as presented.

5. PRMS Update

There is circulated Report No. G/12/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to note:-

i. the report; and
ii. the updates relating to adult Gaelic learning.

6. Gaelic Education Update

There is circulated Report No. G/13/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. note the report;
ii. agree to recognise the leadership shown at Sgoil Chiùil to grow interest and foster Gaelic as part of the ethos in the school; and
iii. note the areas of growth in pupil numbers across 3-18.

7. Gaelic Conference – Feedback

There is circulated Report No. G/14/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. note the report;
ii. consider and note the post-event survey; and
iii. agree the next steps.

8. Gaelic Specific Grant and Capital Funding Update

There is circulated Report No. G/15/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to note:-

i. the 3 projects and outcomes outlined in the Gaelic Specific Grant bid;
ii. the programme of work that the grant will help to support and that these are adjusted as the full amount was not secured; and
iii. the increase in the Gaelic grant offered by Scottish Government.

9. Scottish Languages Bill – Census Data

There is circulated Report No. G/16/25 by the Assistant Chief Executive – People.

The Committee is invited to:-

i. note the report;
ii. agree to undertake further assessment of electoral wards which exceed the 20% Gaelic skills threshold and wards which are approaching the 20% threshold;
iii. agree the next steps set out in section 8.