Beginning next month ... ALL potential Council employees - and NHS staff - will require to demonstrate a level of proficiency in language skills ... expected to be equivalent to GCSE at Grade C or above.

Police Officers, Social Workers and, naturally, those aspiring to be recruited into the Teaching Profession will also be affected by these New Rules ... which form part of the Government's Immigration Bill in its efforts to improve standards of communication skills.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33750709