Sara, as you know I responded directly to you the other evening. However, quickly to respond through this forum two points from our perspective: one, the criterion for involvement in a play policy/play stratgey process is, broadly, those who can, or should have an impact on play. This will take you beyond the traditional assumptions about who should be involved to non-play specific territory, for example, health and safety, transport, planning (vital)legal, Members and Portfolioholders and the dog catcher too - of course you won't capture everyone (but we've found that it's not that difficult under certain conditions);second, from our perspective, devise and circulate no documents until you have captured all the above and more in a room to examine fundamentals - we think this is often best done with someone from ouside the authority.
Our view is that it is best that no document should be written or circulated until a workshop/seminar has been held that explores, discusses, and questions often mistaken views about play, play places, and examines the knotty question of risk and play and the way confusions in this area undermine the creation of best possible play spaces - whether in their design or modes of supervision.
I'm happy to keep responding to policy and strategy questions through this forum. However, I don't want to distract it from its main focus, that is, what constitutes a good place for play and how do we create them? Some questions about this can be emailed directly to info@playlink.org.uk But, of course, the forum will go where it directs itself.
Posted by: Benard Spiegal, Principal, PLAYLINK, -1 June 2020, 1-:08
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