30 October 2009
Watford hits back over parents in parks policy
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Watford Borough Council has slammed press reports claiming parents without criminal record checks were banned from an adventure park as 'inaccurate'.
The Daily Mirror yesterday ran the story 'Council ban parents from public playgrounds' claiming that Watford had banned parents from supervising children in public parks unless they had undergone criminal records checks.
But today the council has pointed out that the parks in question are closed, fully supervised facilities.
A council statement said: 'The press have inaccurately reported what Harwoods and Harebreaks are; they are not open public facilities. They never have been. They are closed, fully supervised facilities.'
'They are no different to other fully supervised facilities, like schools, playgroups or nurseries - where adults are not allowed to stay.'
The council says parents and carers are welcome to bring their children safely into the sites and settle them in.
The statement continues: 'If parents aren't happy leaving their children - there are lots of other options open to them. In the town, there are 4 community centres, 5 children’s centres, over 40 areas of park and playgrounds, as well as a museum, two libraries... These are also free to attend and open to everyone.'
The Daily Mirror yesterday ran the story 'Council ban parents from public playgrounds' claiming that Watford had banned parents from supervising children in public parks unless they had undergone criminal records checks.
But today the council has pointed out that the parks in question are closed, fully supervised facilities.
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| Parents can stay to help children 'settle in'. |
A council statement said: 'The press have inaccurately reported what Harwoods and Harebreaks are; they are not open public facilities. They never have been. They are closed, fully supervised facilities.'
'They are no different to other fully supervised facilities, like schools, playgroups or nurseries - where adults are not allowed to stay.'
The council says parents and carers are welcome to bring their children safely into the sites and settle them in.
The statement continues: 'If parents aren't happy leaving their children - there are lots of other options open to them. In the town, there are 4 community centres, 5 children’s centres, over 40 areas of park and playgrounds, as well as a museum, two libraries... These are also free to attend and open to everyone.'
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