HC Deb 07 April 1998 vol 310 c207W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many complaints have been registered by children in care regarding the way that they are treated, in the last three years. [37056]

Mr. Win Griffiths

Information on the number of complaints prior to local government reorganisation is not available. However, we are aware of 55 complaints since 1 April 1996. A breakdown is as follows:

Number of complaints since 1 April 1996
Local Authority
Anglesey 0
Blaenau Gwent 0
Bridgend 1—
Caerphilly 2
Cardiff 3
Carmarthenshire 1
Ceredigion 1—
Conwy 0
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 5
Gwynedd 10
Merthyr Tydfil 1
Monmouthshire 0
Neath Port Talbot 1
Newport 7
Pembrokeshire 1
Powys 1
Rhondda Cynon Taff 3
Swansea 3
Torfaen 0
Vale of Glamorgan 10
Wrexham 6
1Information currently not available