PRESS RELEASE : Welsh Conservative comment on councillor abuse over RSE stance [November 2022]

The press release issued by the Welsh Conservatives on 9 November 2022.

A Gwynedd councillor has been threatened over her support for new relationship and sex education (RSE) teaching in Wales.

Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Local Government Minister, Sam Rowlands MS said:

“The abuse received by local elected representatives is abhorrent. I have raised this in the Senedd chamber and it is clear to me that there still is not enough being done to protect councillors’ safety.

“Welsh Conservatives stand wholeheartedly with parents and their right to choose what their own children are taught, with the option to opt-out of RSE lessons if they feel they are not age appropriate.

“Others will have differing views and have the right to air them without the fear of abuse or threats. The Labour Government, while respecting the legitimate concerns of parents, need to do far more to support councillors in their plight to stand up for and represent their local communities.”