Meeting Venue:
Video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Monday, 16 May 2022
Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.45
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12825
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Category |
Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair) Jane Dodds MS Altaf Hussain MS Sarah Murphy MS Sioned Williams MS Ken Skates MS |
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Witnesses: |
Professor Jenny Phillimore - Professor of Migration and Superdiversity at Birmingham University Eliza Jimenez-Yanez - Latin American Women's Rights Service Ginger Wiegand - Equality and Human Rights Commission Hannana Siddiqui - Southall Black Sisters |
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Committee Staff: |
Rhys Morgan (Clerk) Rachael Davies (Second Clerk) Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk) |
1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
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.
No apologies were received.
2 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: scene-setting session
Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:
Professor Jenny Phillimore - Professor of Migration and Superdiversity at
Birmingham University
Eliza Jimenez-Yanez - Latin American Women's Rights Service
Ginger Wiegand - Equality and Human Rights Commission
Hannana Siddiqui - Southall Black Sisters
3 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: scene-setting session
Members heard further evidence from the following witnesses:
Professor Jenny Phillimore - Professor of Migration and Superdiversity at
Birmingham University
Eliza Jimenez-Yanez - Latin American Women's Rights Service
Ginger Wiegand - Equality and Human Rights Commission
Hannana Siddiqui - Southall Black Sisters
4 Papers to note
4.1 Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Social Justice regarding powers of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Members noted the correspondence.
4.2 Correspondence between the Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee and the Chair of the Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding scrutiny of Commissioners
Members noted the correspondence.
5 Motion under SO17.42 (iv) to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
The motion was agreed.
6 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: consideration of the evidence
Members considered the evidence.
7 Forward work plan
Members discussed the Forward Work Plan.