P-04-552 Child Protection – Correspondence from the Petitioner to the Committee, 14.04.2015

Many thanks for your correspondence regarding my petition. I have read the comments. I would like to draw your attention to an article in the Llanelli Herald pg 4 (April 10).

The Llanelli Labour Party is calling for all county and community councillors to undergo DBS checks. They go on to say that councillors are not subject to DBS checks.

Labour County Councillor for Llwynhendy and Pemberton is leading the campaign and she has presented a motion to Carmarthenshire County Council, which has been referred to the executive. Councillor Sharen Davies also points out that the DBS checks on councillors would not only safeguard children but also check for any history of raud or financial irregularity.

The petition address is htpps://www.change.org/p/carmarthenshire-county-council-introduce-criminal-checks-dbs-for-county-and-community-councillors

Alan Evans