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| T&W Council Fail on Child Protection and Town Park Policies |
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| Written by johnfranklyn | |||||||
| Wednesday, 03 December 2008 | |||||||
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TELFORD & WREKIN COUNCIL FAIL ON CHILD PROTECTION AND TOWN PARK POLICIES There is NO Town Park Policy
Telford & Wrekin Council hit national headlines after their policy of stopping lone adults caused them national embarrassment.
Throughout this embarrassing episode, Senior Officials made constant reference to the policy.
Telegraph 09 Sept 08
“Senior Officials at Telford & Wrekin Council said the Policy was to protect children and the vulnerable”
Ron Odunaiya said
“Lets put this whole issue into common sense context – we are not talking about a blanket policy”
David Ottley 21st August 08
“The Council has developed and adopted a comprehensive Child Protection Policy”
Shropshire Star
“the Council Defended the Policy”
“As landowner, we have child protection responsibilities”
As Telford & Wrekin Council Senior Members made constant reference to “POLICY”, it was considered prudent to ask questions of Telford & Wrekin Council.
Some of the questions included the following
Can you please forward a copy of Telford & Wrekin’s Town Park policy.
Could you also include the policy sections that refer to:-
1.The stopping of lone adults in Telford Town Park
2.The requirement for residents to have CRB Checks and Risk Assessments?
3.Could you also advise why Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold information on the 25 organisations with regards CRB Checks / List 99 Checks yet are allowed to rent and work in areas where they come into close contact and influence young people?
4.Could you also include who was ultimately responsible for the writing, use, authorisation of the policy and the dates to which the policy was first enforced, ratified by T&W Council etc.
Telford & Wrekin Council has replied with the following:-
Exemption:- Procedural
The reason for this is:
The Council does not hold this information and therefore is unable to release it.
Therefore this confirms that Telford & Wrekin Council does NOT nor as it ever had a policy on Telford Town Park.
CHILD PROTECTION
Another Common theme throughout the debacle was the constant reference to Telford & Wrekin’s responsibilities to “Child Protection”. Clearly there is no actual policy covering the Town Park and it does raise further questions with regards Telford & Wrekin Councils “Child Protection” measures.
Telford & Wrekin Council has confirmed in writing that they do NOT hold CRB Checks / List 99 Checks for 25 organisations that use Telford Town Park, one of which includes a school and another organisation Telford & Wrekin Council send vulnerable young people to, the organisations are listed by Telford and Wrekin council as:-
NACRO
Green Gym
Mount Gilbert School
Dimensions
Mitchells Fairground
Wonderland
Telford and Wrekin Services
Wrekin North Riding Club and Bridleway Association
Rugby Club (Telford Hornets)
Telford Angling Association
Dawley Angling Association
Canon Hygiene
Shrewsbury and Telford Cash Register Co.Ltd
Cool Services
Coca Cola
Spring Bank / Autobar
ADT
Security Plus
Severn Trent
Noisy Drinks
Business Watch
Space Care Window Cleaners
W N Security Shredding
Pink Skips
Argus Fire
Whilst some of these organisations will not require to carry out CRB Checks or List 99 checks, I find it deplorable that Telford & Wrekin Council DO NOT hold CRB Checks / List 99 Check Information for
NACRO and Mount Gilbert School
Telford and Wrekin Council have young vulnerable young people attending both these organisations and should have the information at hand to ensure they are not only compliant, but to ensure that Telford and Wrekin Council are sending young and vulnerable people to organisations that are staffed by people who are Checked to the required levels to ensure that they are allowed to work with vulnerable and young people.
This failure brings into question the whole Child Protection Procedure adopted, written by and enforced by Telford and Wrekin Council.
THE SACKING OF DENIS ALLEN
Council Leader Andrew Eade sacked Councillor Denis Allen from his position on the Cabinet for allegedly leaking information:-
QUESTION
How can a person be sacked for leaking information that does NOT exist?
QUESTION
How does Council Leader Andrew Eade intend to address and fix these procedural failings, especially those that are centred around Child Protection.
These are matters that not only require urgent attention, but also require fixing and answers provided to us all.
All information referred to has been received in writing by Telford Council Watch from Telford & Wrekin Council.
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