Commentary on Sections General Section 28: Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare: Wales
146.Reference should be made to the notes in respect of section 11, which makes the equivalent provision in respect of England. This section imposes a duty on specified bodies or persons to make arrangements to ensure that their functions are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The aim of this duty is to:
	complement the general co-operation duty (section 25);
	ensure that agencies give appropriate priority to their responsibilities towards children;
	encourage agencies to share early concerns about safety and welfare of children and to ensure preventative action before a crisis develops.
147.Subsection (1) lists those bodies and persons to whom the section is to apply, and subsection (2) sets out the duty. The reference in subsection (1)(h) to services under section 123 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 is to youth support services provided as part of the ‘Extending Entitlement’ initiative.
148.Subsection (4) provides that those persons and bodies mentioned shall have regard to guidance given to them by the Assembly. In the case of a police authority, a chief officer of police, a local probation board, a youth offending team or a secure establishment the guidance will not be issued by the Assembly but by the Secretary of State after consultation with the Assembly, as stated in subsection (5).