Group 18: Citizen Voice Body — duty to co-operate (Amendments 4, 46)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 9:28 pm on 10 March 2020.

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Photo of Angela Burns Angela Burns Conservative 9:28, 10 March 2020

I'd like to move amendment 46, tabled in my name, and I will be opposing the Government amendment 4 in order to get to my amendment, because it's an amendment that's intended to ensure there's a duty to co-operate between NHS bodies, local authorities and the citizen voice body under recommendation 17 of the committee Stage 1 report. This has been brought forward from Stage 2, as we agree with the ethos behind the amendment. 

Whilst I appreciate your amendment 4 is very similar, I don't think it quite strikes the balance needed for the duty. I contend with the Minister's argument at Stage 2 that provisions under sections 17 and 18 already give the powers outlined within this amendment, as awareness raising together is not quite the same as receiving and analysing feedback from those who are receiving care from public bodies; instead, it's actually quite a narrow view. In the same vein, although amendment 4 is clearly agreeing with the necessity for a duty of co-operation, again, it focuses on awareness raising rather than collating feedback.