Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:01 pm on 27 June 2017.
I know the First Minister is aware that deaf children and children with poor communication skills are more likely to be the target of abuse than other children. In January, in a short debate, I highlighted the abuse suffered by children at a special school for deaf children in Llandrindod Wells in the 1950s, where, sadly, it was the children with poor speech skills who were being targeted, and that issue is being pursued. But what mechanisms are in place to make educational professionals aware that these children with hearing loss are often targeted and what measures are in place to ensure they’re adequately protected from such abuse in the future?