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NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Stronger families: supporting vulnerable children and families through a new approach to Integrated Family Support Services (IFSS) (PDF, 65KB)
October 2008. NSPCC Cymru/Wales' response welcomes the proposals to place a new statutory duty on local authorities and the NHS to deliver an Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS), but notes with concern the lack of detail on the role of the voluntary sector and how the new IFSS teams will harness the skills and interventions developed outside of statutory services.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Children and Adoption Act 2006: Financial Regulations for Contact Activity Directions and Conditions (PDF, 75KB)
August 2008. The new provisions to the Children and Adoption Act 2006 are intended to provide improved access to information and advice for parents at the time of separation and in doing so help them to reach agreement more effectively for the care of and contact with their children.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Iechyd Meddwl Cymru: a well being and mental health service fit for Wales (PDF, 67KB)
August 2008. Proposals set out by Professor Michael Williams for the reconfiguration of mental health services in Wales. Iechyd Meddwl Cymru (IMC) would be the one statutory body responsible for all mental health and well being services, including CAMHS, across Wales.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to the Communities and Culture Committee inquiry into domestic abuse (PDF, 140KB)
May 2008. The evidence highlights that whilst significant progress has been made in recognising domestic abuse as a child protection issue, there continues to be a need to ensure that this recognition also results in improved service delivery for children and young people to enable them to overcome their experience.
See also: NSPCC Cymru/Wales oral evidence to the Committee's meeting in Wrexham (3 July 2008) (PDF)
See also: Supplementary paper provided to the committee
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Working Together to Reduce Harm: the Substance Misuse Strategy for Wales 2008-2018 (PDF, 84KB)
May 2008. The Welsh Assembly Government, through this ten year strategy, aims to set out a clear national agenda for tackling and reducing the harms associated with substance misuse in Wales. The strategy is underpinned by the following four key aims: Reducing the harm to individuals (particularly young people), their families and wider communities from the misuse of drugs and alcohol; Improving the availability and quality of education, prevention and treatment services and related support, with a greater priority given to those related to alcohol; Making better use of resources - supporting evidenced based decision making; developing the skills base of partners and service providers and joining up agencies and services more effectively in line with ‘Making the Connections’; Embedding the core Welsh Assembly Government values of sustainability, equality and diversity, support for the Welsh language and developing citizen focussed services in both the development and delivery of the strategy.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Proposed Provision of Mental Health Services LCO Committee’s Call for Evidence (PDF, 76KB)
April 2008. This Order amends Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). The effect of the Order is to extend the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales to make new laws for Wales by Measure under section 93 of the 2006 Act. Article 2 inserts a new matter 9 into Field 9 (health and health services). The new matter inserted is about providing for the assessment, treatment and provision of independent mental health advocacy services for mentally disordered persons who are not detained, liable to detention or liable to recall under the Mental Health Act 1983. The National Assembly for Wales established a Committee on 2 February 2008 to consider and report on the Proposed LCO.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006: controlled activities Wales (PDF, 36KB)
January 2008. Highlights concerns over the application in general of controlled activity and the need to ensure that extensive guidance is provided to employers on how to supervise and ensure appropriate safeguards are put in place.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Wales Centre for Health review into the role and function of Health Commission Wales (PDF, 60KB)
January 2008. Highlights issues and concerns relating to the commissioning of mental health services services for children and young people in Wales.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to the Children and Young People Committee Inquiry into Advocacy Services in Wales (PDF, 80KB)
January 2008. NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to the request from the Children & Young People's Committee for written evidence for their inquiry into advocacy services in Wales. The evidence highlights that whilst independence is a key factor in the delivery of advocacy services, it needs to be taken into account alongside other factors such as contract length and stability, sustainable funding and the embedding of participation within statutory bodies.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Safeguarding children from abuse linked to a belief in spirit possession (PDF, 64KB)
October 2007. Guidance for professionals to help respond to children and young people who they believe to be abused due to a belief in spirit possession. NSPCC Cymru/Wales makes a number of suggestions to improve the guidance, including a clearer section on the role of LSCBs and the need for training to accompany the implementation of this guidance.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked (PDF, 48KB)
September 2007. Guidance for professionals to help identify and respond appropriate to children and young people in Wales who may have been trafficked. NSPCC Cymru/Wales welcomes the publication of the guidance including mention of the NSPCC Child Trafficking Advice and Information Line. NSPCC Cymru/Wales believes that more clarity is needed in the section on identifying potential victims of trafficking and that there should be greater reference to the UNCRC in the guidance as a whole.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Transfer and development of child and adolescent mental health services in South Wales (PDF, 100KB)
August 2007. Proposals to re-provide the specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in South Wales include bringing specialised care closer to where patients live and reducing reliance on services outside Wales. The proposals detail a development opportunity for a new purpose-built inpatient CAMHS service which will include 14 planned treatment beds and 5 Emergency/High dependency beds on a 24/7 basis. An interim unit is also detailed.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Transfer and development of child and adolescent mental health services in North Wales (PDF, 52KB)
August 2007. Proposals to re-provide the specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Service in North Wales include bringing specialised care closer to where patients live and reducing reliance on services outside Wales. The proposals include a move to a new location and expanding the service to provide 12 planned treatment beds and 6 Emergency/High dependency beds on a 24/7 basis.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to A new service model for delivering advocacy services for children and young people (PDF, 88KB)
July 2007. The Strategy recommends that advocacy be developed alongside participation and implemented in three stages, focussing initially on the most vulnerable groups. The change will require a collaborative approach to commissioning and provide advocacy services across local agencies as part of the Children and Young People Partnerships, to the benefit of children and young people. Although NSPCC Cymru/Wales welcomes the developments of a collaborative approach to commissioning, we are concerned that the strategy has an unbalanced focus on the role of commissioning within advocacy provision. NSPCC Cymru/Wales agrees with the long-term outlook to embed advocacy services within the participation agenda, but we urge the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure that advocacy provision for children and young people, who are potentially most vulnerable and in need of such provision, remains a high priority.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Safeguarding children in education: the role of Local Authorities and governing bodies under the Education Act 2002 (PDF, 66KB)
July 2007. A consultation on local authority and governing body arrangements for safeguarding children under section 175 of the Education Act 2002. Whilst welcoming the guidance, NSPCC Cymru/Wales notes with concern the delay in producing the consultation, the need for increased cross referencing to other relevant guidance and also more information on roles and responsibilities around whistle blowing.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to School-based counselling services in Wales: a draft national strategy (PDF, 53KB)
May 2007. A consultation on the development of a school-based counselling service initially for secondary school aged children and young people. The strategy aims to fulfil the recommendation made in the Children's Commissioner for Wales' Clwych Inquiry. In our response, NSPCC Cymru/Wales welcomes this guidance and urges the Welsh Assembly Government to recognise the need for a sustainable funding stream for the service and for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service that is able to respond to any referrals made.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Children and young people: rights to action. Planning guidance and regulations for Local Authorities and their partners on Children and Young People's Plans (PDF, 75KB)
May 2007. A consultation on the development of a single Children and Young People's Plan as required by section 26 of the Children Act 2004. The consultation also proposes outcomes and measurements relating to the Welsh Assembly Government's seven Core Aims. In our response, NSPCC Cymru/Wales welcomes the plan, being broadly based on the principles in the UNCRC, but states that more thought has to be given to the sections, outcomes and measurements in relation to safeguarding.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Mental Health Promotion Action Plan: providing a national focus for mental health improvement (PDF, 76KB)
December 2006. We hope that this action plan will provide the foundation on which to continue good practice and address inefficiencies in mental health services and that it will lead to greater awareness of everybody's role in the improvement of mental wellbeing in Wales. Whilst we welcome the general direction of the Action Plan, we believe that more acknowledgment must be given to children and young people who demonstrate signs of mental ill health and we were disappointed that children and young people were not consulted with, as were older people.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Towards a stable life and a brighter future (Welsh Assembly Government) (Word, 67KB)
November 2006. Consultation on amendments to regulations to promote educational outcomes for looked after children, improve access to health checks and introduce placement panels.
NSPCC Cymru/Wales response to Fulfilled lives, supportive communities: a strategy for Social Services in Wales over the next decade (Welsh Assembly Government) (Word, 88KB)
August 2006. The Welsh Assembly Government's 10 year strategy for adult and children's services in Wales.
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