Peter Clarke (7 October 1948 – 21 January 2007) was a prominent child welfare activist in Wales.
His early life included military training at Sandhurst, from which he moved on to social work in London and Brighton, studying philosophy (BA & MA) at Sussex University.
In March 2002 Clarke led the Clywch inquiry, which investigated failings made by adults in authority surrounding allegations of abuse by John Owen at Ysgol Gyfun.
[2] In 2004 Clarke published the Clywch report, sharing the results of the inquiry and 31 recommendations for the local education authorities and school governing bodies.
Clarke called for local authorities to provide specialist children's complaint officers, whistleblowing policies for staff in social services, and recommendations that a failure to report malpractice should be made a disciplinary offence.