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Cornwall Council has drawn up a new three-year plan to increase the use of Cornish language with a focus on the spoken language.

The authority launched its first three-year plan in 2015 and has now published a draft plan for 2019 to 2022.

A report going to the council's Cabinet next week states that there has been a "lack of progress" in training and the use of spoken Cornish so that is a particular focus for the new plan.

However the report does highlight that there has been progress in other areas which it hopes to continue over the next three years.

This includes the use of Cornish language in street and building names, publicity material and communications issued by the council.

But the council also acknowledges that the progress is has been reliant on individual officers and so has been inconsistent.

The council's Cornish language plan is part of a wider Cornish Language Strategy - a 10-year programme which launched in 2015.

This has four strands:

Status of Cornish language - official recognition of the language, visibility and fostering positive attitudes;

Acquisition - teaching and learning the Cornish language;

Corpus - the body of research and resources that support use of the Cornish language, in particular the dictionary;

Community use - everyday use of Cornish in business, social activities and in the home.

The report going to Cabinet next week states that the council has a role not just in promoting the Cornish language but to demonstrate it being used in official and public ways.

It adds: "It is not just for Cornwall Council to enhance the status of the language, but it should set a positive example and lead to partner organisations, other public authorities and service providers."

Cornwall Council has also submitted a bid to the Government to get funding that could be used to promote the Cornish language.

If successful the money would be used to support development of capacity in the community sector, a teacher training and resources package, development of media and development of the translation service.

The Cabinet will be asked to adopt the new three-year Cornish Language Plan as well as supporting the council's language policy being updated. Councillors will also be asked to back the call for more support for the Cornish language and the bid to the Government for more funding.

The meeting is set to be held on Wednesday, May 1, at 10am.