P-06-1161 Routine collection and publication of data of how many babies/children return to their care experienced parents care at the end of a Parent and Child Placement
P-06-1161 Routine collection and publication of data of how many babies/children return to their care experienced parents care at the end of a Parent and Child Placement
This
petition was submitted by Nicola Jones, having collected a total of 60
signatures.
Text of Petition:
We believe that many care
leavers walk out of their placements because little thought is given to their
previous experiences or to their mental wellbeing even though a baby has the
right to stay with its parent/s if it is safe to do so.
Additional Information:
Many care leavers have
social services intervention, when they give birth. This is often due to their
history and/or lack of their own parental guidance. These care leavers will
undoubtedly have experienced trauma in their childhoods and often suffer from
anxiety into their adult lives. They have often never felt safe in their homes
as a child and having their own space has been their only safe haven where they
are totally relaxed. Currently, if there is any concern, a parent is taken away
from their home, family and friends then placed in a foster home or residential
home to be assessed with little thought to the parents triggers and mental
wellbeing. We believe that this often causes a roller coaster of emotions and
parents then walk away from placements only to forever regret a rash decision
made in a moment of anxiety that wouldn't have happened if the situation had
been dealt with more empathically. We want to fact find to see if a better
solution for parent and child is needed.
This petition was
considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 09/10/2023.
The Committee considered
the petition and noted the joint plenary debate that took place on the petition
and the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s report on
care-experienced children.
Members noted the
Children, Young People and Education Committee will continue to pursue progress
on the wider issues and in light of this agreed to close the petition and thank
the petitioner for their engagement with the Committee.
Full details of the
consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be
seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered
by the Petitions Committee on 16/07/2021.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 09/07/2021
Documents
- NYAS Project Unity MidTerm Review, 27 February 2022 PDF 7 MB
- Correspondence from NYAS, 21 March 2022 PDF 822 KB View as HTML (2) 77 KB
- Correspondence from Voices from Care Cymru, 13 May 2022 PDF 274 KB View as HTML (3) 40 KB
- Correspondence from ADSS Cymru, 18 May 2022 PDF 196 KB
- Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Social Services, 22 July 2022 PDF 142 KB
- Correspondence from Jig-so, 25 July 2022 PDF 77 KB
- Engagement Summary: Care experienced parents PDF 178 KB
- Committee Report
- Welsh Government Response to Committee Report