P-04-552 Child Protection
P-04-552 Child Protection
We call on the National Assembly for
Wales to urge the Welsh Government to review and strengthen child protection
criteria and consider establishing a regulatory body for Wales. This should aim
to ensure that those who have charge of children, whether thats in schools,
youth clubs, charities where children are the main focus, or people coming into
contact or being invited in as patrons, governors, ambassadors, public servants
or anybody appointed by childrens charities are assessed as to their
suitability to work with and around children.
Additional information: As it stands, local and county councillors and people
appointed as ambassadors or Chairs of childrens charities do not undergo DBS
checks. Most of these people get open door access to children because of their
position. In the light of the Jimmy Saville affair and the Ian Watkins affair,
will the Welsh Assembly now recognise that we can no longer blindly accept
people on the basis of their celebrity or social position and allow them access
to children.
Petition
raised by: Montessori Centre
Wales
Date
Petition first considered by Committee: 13 May 2014
Number
of signatures: 40
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 07/05/2014