Keep Welsh-speaking children with complex needs in Wales — stop placements in England
Completed
560 signatures
- More than 250 signatures: considered by the Petitions CommitteeReached
- More than 10,000 signatures: considered for a debate in the SeneddNot reached
Welsh-speaking children with severe and complex additional needs are being sent to England due to no suitable placements in Wales. We call for urgent local Welsh-medium provision.
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My son is a Welsh-speaking child with severe and complex needs, including autism, ARFID, Pica, and anxiety. There are no suitable local placements in North Wales, so he must go to England — far from his home, family, and language.
Many families face the same heartbreak. Children are being sent away due to a lack of specialist provision in Wales.
We call on the Welsh Government to: • Create local placements for children with complex needs • Develop and fund Welsh-medium specialist provision
No child should have to leave Wales or lose their language to get the help they need.
Signatures by constituency
The Senedd's petitions website lists 527 of the 560 signatures under a Senedd constituency.
| Constituency | Signatures |
|---|---|
| Bangor Conwy Môn | 442 |
| Gwynedd Maldwyn | 39 |
| Clwyd | 8 |
| Fflint Wrecsam | 8 |
| Ceredigion Penfro | 7 |
| Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr | 4 |
| Afan Ogwr Rhondda |