DRAFT MINUTES

DRAFT MINUTES

Meeting ID	12606
Committee	Equality and Social Justice Committee
Date	07/02/2022
Attendees	Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair) Jane Dodds MS (Member) Altaf Hussain MS (Member) Sam Rowlands MS (Member) Sarah Murphy MS (Member) Sioned Williams MS (Member) Ken Skates MS (Member) Rhys Morgan (Clerk) Rachael Davies (Second Clerk) Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk) Rhys Jones (Monitor) Sam Mason (Legal Adviser) Jonathan Baxter (Monitor) Osian Bowyer (Monitor) Chloe Corbyn (Official) Sarah Hatherley (Monitor) Hannah Johnson (Monitor) Sara Moran (Monitor) Nia Moss (Monitor) Kathryn Potter (Monitor) Ben Stokes (Monitor) Claire Thomas (Monitor) Gareth David Thomas (Monitor) Dr Paul Worthington (Monitor) MSS Jenny Rathbone (Monitor) MSS Jane Dodds (Monitor) MSS Altaf Hussain (Monitor) MSS Sarah Murphy (Monitor) MSS Ken Skates (Monitor) MSS Sioned Williams (Monitor) Central Admin (Monitor) TRS Admin group (Monitor) TRS - Users (Monitor) Access to Equality and Social Justice Committee (Monitor) Access All Committees (Monitor) Publishers for Equality and Social Justice Committee (Sixth Senedd) (Monitor) Equality and Social Justice Committee (Monitor) Sophie Howe (Witness) Heledd Morgan (Witness) Adrian Crompton (Witness) Mark Jeffs (Witness) Marie Brousseau-Navarro (Witness) Matthew Mortlock (Witness)

Item ID	70196
Item Title	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Summary	The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Equality and Social Justice Committee. The Chair stated that if for any reason she dropped out of the meeting, the Committee agreed that Sarah Murphy MS would become Temporary Chair in accordance with Standing Order 17.22. Apologies were received from Altaf Hussain. Sam Rowlands was in attendance as a substitute.

Item ID	70198
Item Title	Annual Scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner
Summary	Members held a scrutiny session with the Future Generations Commissioner.

Item ID	70199
Item Title	Papers to note
Summary

Item ID	70213
Item Title	Correspondence between Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform and Dr Davies regarding prisoner voting
Summary	Members noted the correspondence and, in private, agreed to respond to Dr Davies in due course.

Item ID	70214
Item Title	Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Summary	Members noted the correspondence.

Item ID	70215
Item Title	Correspondence from Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to First Minister and Counsel General regarding draft budget 2022-23
Summary	Members noted the correspondence.

Item ID	70200
Item Title	Motion under SO17.42 (iv) and (ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
Summary	The motion was agreed.

Item ID	70201
Item Title	Annual Scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner: Consideration of evidence
Summary	Members considered the evidence received under item 2 and agreed to the Future Generations Commissioner to seek further information in relation to a number of points discussed, and to write to the Minister for Social Justice to seek further information in relation to the Draft Budget.

Item ID	70202
Item Title	Fuel poverty and the Warm Homes Programme: Briefing session with Audit Wales
Summary	Members received a briefing session from Audit Wales.

Item ID	70204
Item Title	Update on amendments to the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill
Summary	Members noted the update.