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Written Assembly Questions tabled on 13 October 2017 for answer on 20 October 2017

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To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children

Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales): Will the revised All Wales protocol for Missing Children make return interviews/debriefs for children who have been missing a statutory requirement across Wales, as recommended in The Children's Society and Church of Wales's joint report, The Knowledge Gap? (WAQ74430)

Answer received on 18 October 2017

The Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children (Carl Sargeant): The Welsh Government is determined that all agencies in Wales address this issue effectively and we are working with stakeholders to further develop robust and effective safeguarding responses to children who go missing from home or care.