Agenda - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 29 November 2021

Meeting time: 12.30
For further information contact:

Claire Fiddes

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEquality@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting

(12.30 - 12.45)

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(12.45)                                                                                                             

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2       Childcare and parental employment - evidence session

(12.45 - 13.45)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 33)

Rachel Thomas, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Ruth Coombs, Head of Wales Equality and Human Rights Commission

Martyn Jones, Interim Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Wales Committee

 

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3       Motion under SO17.42(ix) to exclude the public from items 4, 7 and 8 of today's meeting

(13.45)                                                                                                             

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4       Childcare and parental employment - consideration of evidence

(13.45 - 14.00)                                                                                                

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5       Childcare and parental employment - scrutiny session

(14.00 - 15.00)                                                                         (Pages 34 - 46)

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Nicola Edwards, Deputy Director, Childcare, Play and Early Years Division

Claire Bennett, Director, Communities & Tackling Poverty

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6       Papers to note

(15.00)                                                                                                             

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6.1   Correspondence from Jill Youds, Chair of the Pension Board to the Llywydd regarding Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill - 9 November 2021

                                                                                                 (Pages 47 - 52)

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6.2   Additional information from the Covid and Childcare study - 12 November 2021

                                                                                                 (Pages 53 - 62)

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6.3   Correspondence from the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee regarding the childcare and parental employment inquiry - 22 November 2021

                                                                                                 (Pages 63 - 66)

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7       Childcare and parental employment - consideration of evidence

(15.00 - 15.15)                                                                                                

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8       Forward work programme

(15.15 - 15.30)                                                                                                

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