Agenda and minutes

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1.   The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. There were no apologies.

Lynne Hill, Chair of Children are Unbeatable! Cymru, Policy Director, Children in Wales

Andy James, Assistant Director, Policy, Barnardo's Cymru

Vivienne Laing, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, NSPCC Wales

Peter Newell, Co-ordinator, Children are unbeatable! Alliance UK

2. The Chair welcomed Children are Unbeatable! Wales to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.

Action point

The witnesses agreed to provide answers to the questions not reached during the meeting and to provide additional information on the following issues:

1.   The percentage of calls to Childline that relate to physical punishment.

2.   Evidence on how other countries (eg New Zealand, Sweden) that have changed the law regarding physical punishment implement that law.

Des Mannion, National Head of Services for Wales, NSPCC Wales

Vivienne Laing, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, NSPCC Wales

3. The Chair welcomed NSPCC Wales to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.

Action point

The witnesses agreed to provide answers to questions not reached during the meeting and additional information on the following issues:

1.       The provision of local advocacy services and the effect of integrating services between local authorities in this regard.

2.       Needs assessments.

Andy James, Assistant Director, Policy, Barnardo’s Cymru

Tim Ruscoe, Development Officer, Barnardo’s Cymru

4. The Chair welcomed Barnardo’s to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.