The measure was set out in the UK's first national play strategy, Play in Wales, launched by the Welsh Assembly last Monday.
The strategy, based on the principles set out in the 2002 Play Policy for Wales, says the Assembly 'will include in Children Act planning guidance a duty to co-operate in addressing the play needs of local children and young people'.
Mike Greenaway, director of Play Wales, the national organisation for children's play, said, 'For us this is the most important aspect of the plan. The "duty to co-operate" reinforces the need for local authorities to work with the voluntary sector in Wales. As a result of this play strategy the duty is far stronger in Wales than in the rest of the UK.'
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