CAMPAIGNERS slammed the Welsh Language Commissioner today for its response to complaints over a council’s swimming lessons.

Welsh language campaigner group Cymdeithas yr Iaith said the commissioner’s report into a complaint about Wrexham Council’s swimming provision failed to address previous enforcement actions against the council.

Cymdeithas said a contractor’s ongoing failure to recruit Welsh speakers to provide swimming lessons raised questions about the council’s commitment to the language and the commissioner’s procedures.

Cymdeitha’s Sian Howys said: “The commissioner’s report states that previous enforcement actions have been imposed on Wrexham Council to address Freedom Leisure’s shortcomings and the situation has not improved.

“Why hadn’t the Welsh Language Commissioner noticed this deficiency? After enforcement actions are put in place, shouldn’t someone be keeping track of the need for compliance?” Ms Howys said.

A spokesperson for the commissioner said: “Enforcement actions have been imposed.

“We have a robust monitoring process in place which means we will assess the work completed at the end of the set timeframe, before considering what further steps will be taken.”