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<p>Under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, preservation of the Scottish Gaelic
language is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government published their
second Gaelic language plan in 2016 (for 2016-2021) which outlines their commitment
to support the use of the language in its operations and also how to support other
public services to fulfil their own commitments to Gaelic.</p><p> </p><p>The Department
for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) works to support minority languages through
its work on the creative industries strand of the British Irish Council. This includes
working with the devolved administrations to support minority languages, share best
practice, and nurture more diverse UK audiences, including through minority language
publications.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS officials also work with MG Alba (Gaelic Media Scotland
who jointly own BBC Alba with the BBC) on a number of different issues to support
the Gaelic language.</p>
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