Headline: Labour pledges to support child well-being measures
Labour will continue the work of the Children’s Action Plan when it becomes the Government in 2014, Labour’s Spokesperson for Children Jacinda Ardern says.
Speaking during the first reading of the Vulnerable Children’s Bill Ms Ardern said the welfare of Kiwi kids remained a priority for Labour.
“Not only is Labour committed to establishing a Ministry for Children, a Children’s Minister and a greater role for the Children’s Commissioner, we also remain committed to a cross party approach to child wellbeing and protection.
“While the Government has, so far, not accepted several offers from us to work with it on the Children’s Action Plan, submissions on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children overwhelmingly supported a collaborative approach to policy in this area.
“Accordingly I have written to Social Development Minister Paula Bennett today, outlining Labour’s intention to support work being done on the Plan, specifically around children’s teams.
“We still have major concerns around the risk predictor model and will confirm our position on the Vulnerable Children’s Bill following public submissions and the select committee process.
“We also believe more work needs to be done on the wider issues of child well-being, including child poverty.
“However to abandon what has already been achieved would be a huge disservice to the many individuals and groups who have contributed to the Plan so far, and to the children who will benefit from that work.”
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Does this mean Labour is going to bow down to the demands of Child Poverty Action, somehow I doubt it, they didn’t before but are now trying to curry favour.
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