<p>Safeguarding Children in Mid and West Wales</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:06 pm on 17 October 2017.

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Photo of Paul Davies Paul Davies Conservative 2:06, 17 October 2017

(Translated)

First Minister, you will be aware of the sad case of Seren Bernard in my constituency, who committed suicide in 2012 whilst under the care of Pembrokeshire County Council social services. I saw her mother some weeks ago to discuss the report of Pembrokeshire council into this case, and this report isn’t to be published for legal reasons. It is important that issues such as this are dealt with in an open and transparent manner, so that lessons can be learnt by local authorities. So, following on from Simon Thomas’s questions, what specific guidance will you, as Government, publish to local authorities in cases such as this to ensure that lessons are learnt in order to safeguard more children in the future?