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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
I thank Peter Fox very much for that question. I am aware of Scope, and I've had a letter from Scope as well. Welsh Government officials have met with Scope officials already twice this year. I can absolutely assure you of our continuing commitment to provide…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Access to high-quality play opportunities is critical for the social, emotional and physical development of all children. I am proud that Wales was the first country to legislate, guaranteeing children's right to play by ensuring local authorities secure…
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The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
The statutory instrument before you today amends the existing regulations under the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 and regulations that flow from that Act. These amending regulations are a further step towards realising our goal to…
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The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Thank you, Llywydd. I move the motion.
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Topical Questions
I thank Heledd Fychan for that question. In terms of a review, I think our position has been laid out by the First Minister, as he did in First Minister's questions. But, as I've said, we're looking at the result of the practice review later on this year and…
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Topical Questions
Thank you, Gareth Davies, for that question. I'd just like to correct him, I didn't say we had a good rate of children in care. I think he must have misheard that. I said we had a good rate of listening to children. We've got a good record of listening to…
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Topical Questions
Thank you very much, Jane Dodds, for that question. I know how great a concern you have about these issues, and of course it is so distressing to hear about Logan and to hear about the care-experienced young people who were featured last night on the…
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Topical Questions
Our legislation requires the use of accommodation that meets the needs of care-experienced young people in accordance with their pathway plan. It does not provide for unregulated settings, however there can be occasions where these are used as an emergency…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Summer of Fun 2022
Thank you very much, Buffy Williams, for that question. We have extensive discussions with the local authorities about where these activities should take place, who they should be aimed at, and I can assure you that that is happening between officials in the…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Summer of Fun 2022
Thank you very much, Vikki Howells, for that very important question, and thank you for your support for the activities and the way that they've grown. We are particularly concerned to involve refugee children in play activities, and that is one of the…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Summer of Fun 2022
Yes, I thank Jenny Rathbone for that very important point, and I absolutely agree with her that we want all children to have the opportunity to access fun and to access activities in the summer holidays. As I've already said, the guidance to local authorities…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Summer of Fun 2022
Diolch. Thank you very much for your support for the Summer of Fun. The issue about whether everyone can access them is obviously something that we are addressing. It's really important that the local authorities, in what they develop, are thinking all the…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Summer of Fun 2022
I thank Gareth Davies for those comments, and I'm glad that he welcomes what we're doing. I'm pleased to be able to respond to the points that he makes. I'd like to make the point that the independent evaluation was totally independent of Government, and it…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Summer of Fun 2022
Members will be aware that over the course of the last year, we've funded both a Summer of Fun and a Winter of Well-being to support our children and young people as they recover from the impacts of the pandemic. Working with a range of providers across…
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Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Summer of Fun 2022
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. And thank you for the opportunity to come here today to speak to Members about our plans to support children and young people across Wales to have a summer of fun.
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Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
In terms of social services, I think we have a lot of work to do. I think your inquiry will help us to re-examine the practice that is going on. I don’t think there could probably be a more important group to help, because this must be one of the most…
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Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Yes, and I read some of your evidence, and I'm very concerned that women may be reluctant to go to ask for help because they fear what might happen. It is a general feeling that social services may take your children, amongst many people, and I think that's…
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Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much for that question. I think we need to look at this more closely. I think we need to look at this in depth, because the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act does establish a consistent approach to prevent and protect people at risk of…
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Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Thank you. I was concerned to hear of this information coming forward, that there had been this sharing of information from social services. We are not aware of that happening, and certainly, we are, as a result of reading it in the evidence given to you, we…
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Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Yes. Thank you very much, Jenny, and I'm very pleased to be here at this committee. I really welcome the inquiry that you are carrying out. Obviously, the duties under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, which comes under my portfolio, refer…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much. I can only speak for what our policy is here, and our policy here is not to adopt the WAVE Trust's proposals. I have met with the WAVE Trust, I had a lengthy meeting with the WAVE Trust, I have discussed with them in detail why we don't…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you for that question. Yes, we’ve rejected the WAVE recommendations, because we don’t think you can say you’ll only help 70 per cent of children and 30 per cent you don’t help—we want to help 100 per cent of children. So, I’m sure that the intentions…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much for that question and I am thoroughly in agreement with what the First Minister said last week. I don’t think we need another inquiry in Wales at the moment. I think we can learn from the inquiries that have taken place and certainly we’re…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
This is a very important issue. Obviously, we welcome any moves that there have been on the fuel duty and would welcome further moves. Again, it’s crucially important that carers, particularly in places like Ceredigion, have access to fuel because it’s…
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Questions to the Minister for Health and Social Services
Thank you very much, Jane Dodds, for that question. Certainly, we know that the financial pressures that Jane describes are something that are affecting everybody in the community, and specifically on carers. I'm sure Jane is referring to carers and unpaid…
