2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:56 pm on 29 January 2019.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 2:56, 29 January 2019

Thank you very much. You'll be aware that the Minister has made that written statement to which you refer today. The report does make 24 recommendations, three of which fall to Welsh Government to implement on an all-Wales basis and the Minister has accepted all three of those recommendations for Welsh Government in their entirety. He also expects all health boards to take full account of the findings and the specific health board to take full account of the recommendations for it, ensuring that they are addressed and that those changes are embedded in the policies and procedures.

He's also asked the National Independent Safeguarding Board to work with the NHS to further improve the mechanisms for sharing safeguarding learning, and work is well progressed with the safeguarding boards in Wales, supported by the Welsh Government, to deliver safeguarding procedures that do build on the existing statutory guidance. And he will be asking those safeguarding boards to take account of the findings of the reports as well. He expects all of the health boards at this stage to consider these findings.

Clearly, this is a very difficult day for the women involved in the case and for their families, and our thoughts are with them, and I'm grateful to the Member for raising this. Of course, probably the earliest opportunity that she would have to raise it on the floor with the Minister would be through topical questions and the Minister would be happy to take one should it be agreed.