Children’s Minister ruled out
PA Cambridge A suggestion that there should be a Minister for’ Children was rejected by the Minister of Social Welfare .(Mr Walker). Mr Walker said in Cambridge that the concept, adIvanced recently by a special ' committee of the Christ- ’ church City Council, would be a step backwards. i When the Department of (Social Welfare was established in 1972, the intention: .was to gather together all ■ the major portfolios and i activities connected with (social welfare, such as child I welfare and social security,; I he said. They were brought to-' Igether not to remove the.
; focus of concern from the! ;child, but to ensure that! policy and programmes were' |co-ordinated to take account, of the context in which thej child developed, Mr Walker' ; said. i “It is not helpful to focus j ion children without, having; (regard to their families and their communities, and the (system which provides them; with security,” he said. ( Mr Walker said that the Government had searched (for a broader approach to' (the needs of children, and had evolved a more balanced ■ one than existed previously.
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