Welsh government called to scrutinise the changes to Llanidloes day centre

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00:00Earlier this year, Paris County Council announced that they were going to close this centre

00:04that exists to support those adults with learning disabilities. They then said that they would keep

00:11the centre but only use 50% of the current building. All this when we know that there's

00:16increased need for supporting those with disabilities in the community and we know

00:21there's a waiting list to use this specific centre. Can I ask you today, Cabinet Secretary,

00:26how are you supporting and funding local authorities to support services for particularly adults

00:33with learning disabilities? How are you supporting them in terms of running centres such as Sylvine

00:38and when they make decisions for change, how are you scrutinising those decisions and will you

00:43investigate and look into some of the decisions that Paris County Council are making in regards

00:49to this particular centre? What was important was there was a public meeting, the Cabinet member

00:55was clearly there, local elected members and families and people who are affected by this.

01:03And this is the only way forward is that the local authorities, any government at any level

01:08actually do engage with the people who are affected by difficult decisions that need to be made to

01:15ensure that they get the right answers in terms of the way forward because it is important that we find

01:23up what actually does suit and work for disabled people and they have to be on the lead. So I hope...