REGULATION OF CHILDMINDERS

Early day motion 718, tabled 23 January 2002 by Geraint Davies (Labour). Signed by 119 members.

That this House notes the recent conviction for manslaughter of Linda Bayfield, the childminder responsible for the tragic death of eight-month-old Joshua Osborne whilst in her care; welcomes the NSPCC's recent three-point campaign to ensure that all complaints against childminders should be thoroughly investigated and if they are judged unsafe they should be removed from the Ofsted list; believes that if a childminder remains on the register, details of actions taken against them must be made available to parents; further believes that childminders and nannies should never hit or shake a child, even with parental permission; and calls on the Government to introduce these measures forthwith.

Signatures by party: Labour 87, Liberal Democrat 18, Labour/Co-operative 11, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 1.