National chaperone policy for healthcare (Wales)
IICSA · Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse · Issued 25 April 2018 · Addressed to: Welsh Government
Government responseNo response yet
DeliveryNo statement from Welsh Government found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, E
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Welsh Government develops a national policy for the training and use of chaperones in the treatment of children in healthcare services. The Chair and Panel recommend that Healthcare Inspectorate Wales considers compliance with national chaperone policies (once implemented) in its assessments of services.
IICSA, Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse · 25 Apr 2018 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, in a summary of January 2020 responses archived in October 2022, reported that the Welsh Government published guidance for health boards and trusts on good working practice for the use of chaperones during intimate examinations or procedures within NHS Wales (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022). In the same October 2022 update, it noted that these good working practice guidelines were developed in response to the recommendation in its Interim Report (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 27 Sep 2026.
Government response
●No formal government response recorded
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Delivery
No statement on delivery from Welsh Government has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
What other bodies have found
●Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse · 6 Oct 2022
On 6 January 2020, the Welsh Government published guidance for health boards and trusts in respect of good working practice for the use of chaperones during intimate examinations or procedures within NHS Wales. These good working practice guidelines have been developed in response to the Inquiry’s recommendation in the Interim Report.
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