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Minister for Children and Social Care of Wales
Y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol (Welsh)
Incumbent
Dawn Bowden MS
since 21 March 2024 (2024-03-21)
Welsh Government
StyleWelsh Minister
StatusMinister
AbbreviationMinister
Member of
Reports tothe Senedd, the First Minister of Wales and the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
SeatCardiff
NominatorFirst Minister of Wales
AppointerThe Crown
Term lengthFive years
Subject to elections to the Senedd which take place every five years
First holderAlun Pugh AM
Websitegov.wales/dawn-bowden-ms

The Minister for Children and Social Care (Welsh: Y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol) is a minister of the Welsh Government, accountable to the cabinet secretary for health and social care. The current officeholder is Dawn Bowden since March 2024.

Deputy ministers

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Name Picture Entered office Left office Other offices held Political party Government Notes
Deputy Secretary for Health and Social Services
Alun Pugh 23 February 2000 17 October 2000 Labour Interim Rhodri Morgan administration [1]
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Care
John Griffiths 13 May 2003 2007 Labour Second Rhodri Morgan government [2]
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services
Gwenda Thomas 31 May 2007 19 July 2007 Labour Third Rhodri Morgan government [3]
Deputy Minister for Social Services
Gwenda Thomas 19 July 2007 10 December 2009 Labour Fourth Rhodri Morgan government [3]
Gwenda Thomas 10 December 2009 2011 Labour First Jones government [3]
Deputy Minister for Children & Social Services
Gwenda Thomas 13 May 2011 11 September 2014 Labour Second Jones government [4][5]
Minister for Social Services and Public Health
Rebecca Evans 19 May 2016 2017 Labour Third Jones government [6]
Minister for Children and Social Care (2017–18)

Minister for Children, Older People and Social Care (2018)

Huw Irranca-Davies 3 November 2017 2018 Older People brief added in May 2018.[7] Labour Third Jones government [8]
Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services (2018–2021)

Deputy Minister for Social Services (2021–2024)

Julie Morgan 13 December 2018 20 March 2024 Labour First Drakeford government [9]
Second Drakeford government [10]
Minister for Social Care (2024)
Dawn Bowden 21 March 2024 11 September 2024 Labour Gething government [11]
Eluned Morgan government
Minister for Children and Social Care
Dawn Bowden 11 September 2024 Incumbent Labour Eluned Morgan government [12]

Responsibilities

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See also: Politics of Wales and 2021 Senedd election

The post's responsibilities are:[13]

  • Some public health responsibilities, specifically;
  • Delivery and performance of NHS Wales
  • Escalation procedures
  • Responsibility in managing reports from Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, such as keeping a receipt of, responding to, and managing the direction of their reports.
  • Overseeing the Welsh Government's relationship with Audit Wales in matters relating to the NHS.
  • The training and development of the medical workforce, excluding the higher education years 1-5 of Doctors
  • Health and social care research and development
  • Digital health and health innovation
  • Mental health services
  • Suicide prevention
  • Dementia
  • Autism
  • Gambling problem-related health impacts
  • Substance misuse
  • Health of the armed forces and veterans
  • Strategy for Obesity
  • Food Standards Agency in Wales, including food safety
  • Genetically modified food (but not genetically modified crops)
  • Experience of patients, their involvement, and the citizens' voices
  • Safeguarding
  • Services for Adoption and Foster care
  • Advocacy services for children and young people's, such as managing complains, representations, as well as advocacy, under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
  • Sharing information under the Children Act 2004
  • Cafcass Cymru
  • Overseeing and deciding policy regarding social service provision of activities by the local authorities in Wales, including issuing statutory guidance
  • Overseeing Social Care Wales
  • Regulating domiciliary, residential, adult placements, foster care, under 8's care provision and private healthcare
  • Inspecting and reporting the provision of social services by the local authorities in Wales, through the Care Inspectorate Wales, including jointly reviewing social services and responding to any reports
  • The rights and entitlements of children and young people, including utilising the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • Early years, childcare and play, including the "childcare offer" and its workforce
  • Early childhood education and care
  • Flying Start for children aged 0–3 years
  • Policies for Families First and play

The post is accountable and deputy to the Minister for Health and Social Services.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales First Assembly: 1999 - 2003" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
  2. ^ "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Second Assembly: 2003 - 2007" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
  3. ^ a b c "Key Events in the Development of the National Assembly for Wales Third Assembly: 2007 - 2011" (PDF). senedd.wales. National Assembly for Wales.
  4. ^ "Carwyn Jones unveils three new faces in Welsh cabinet". BBC News. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Reshuffle lowdown: A new face, a returning face and three are out". ITV News. 11 September 2014.
  6. ^ "First Minister Carwyn Jones names new Cabinet". ITV News. 19 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Older people added to Huw Irranca-Davies's brief". BBC News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Written Statement - Ministerial changes (3 November 2017) | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ "First Minister Mark Drakeford appoints new cabinet". ITV News. 13 December 2018.
  10. ^ Mosalski, Ruth (13 May 2021). "Live updates as Mark Drakeford overhauls Welsh Government cabinet". Wales Online. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Wales' new First Minister Vaughan Gething announces his cabinet". ITV News. 21 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Welsh government reshuffle: Miles back as minister after ousting Gething". BBC News. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Julie Morgan MS: Deputy Minister for Social Services | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Welsh Government organisation chart | GOV.WALES". www.gov.wales. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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