Housing Provision for Vulnerable Children

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:13 pm on 6 November 2018.

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Photo of Janet Finch-Saunders Janet Finch-Saunders Conservative 2:13, 6 November 2018

Thank you, First Minister. The Children's Commissioner for Wales, Professor Sally Holland, has said that the provision of secure homes for vulnerable children is inadequate in Wales. And this issue has been raised frequently with your Welsh Government. In the last year, 20 welfare placements were made for our Welsh children, yet half of these were placed in England. Indeed, BBC Wales reported on a teenager who was placed in a secure children's unit some 250 miles away from their own home. First Minister, this is not acceptable. So, why has your Government not acted upon these previous concerns, and what are you doing to ensure that vulnerable children can access the facilities they so badly need so much closer to their homes where they originate?