Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:42 pm on 1 February 2017.
I think the Member is absolutely right to raise this issue and she champions the cause of disabled children at every opportunity she has. My officials work across policy areas to ensure that play opportunities are sympathetically and appropriately considered in policy development and delivery. On the back of the play sufficiency assessments, officials are examining how policy areas work with their partners, including local authorities, housing associations, and indeed how we operate. Town and country planners are encouraged to make good use of section 106 agreements to make links between stakeholders and partners. I will ask my colleague Lesley Griffiths also to have a look at this in terms of planning proposals and how they operate, particularly with private developers. It’s all right saying that we’ll put a park in place, but a park that’s accessible is a very different park.