I would like some help from people on here who have a good understanding of safeguarding.
In 2018 Denbighshire Council published a new “Gender identity policy and implementation guidance” for schools in the area.
Following some freedom of information requests they have invited me to a meeting with some of their staff in the Education department. I need to make sure that I understand the legal implications for schools following their guidance and policy.
In their policy document they say:
"10.4.3 Confidential information must not be shared, even with the parents/carers, without the child or young person’s permission, unless there are safeguarding reasons for doing so."
My understanding from posts by LangCleg and others on here is that not sharing information with parents actually goes against safeguarding guidelines, so the default should be to share the information with parents.
Please can someone help me find the relevant parts of the legislation for Wales to show to the Council staff when I meet them? I've found this document, but it doesn't seem to be as clear as the English version about sharing information with parents.
gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2019-07/working-together-to-safeguard-people-information-sharing-to-safeguard-children.pdf