Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Monday, 20 June 2022

Meeting time: 14.30 - 17.10
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12861

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)

Jane Dodds MS

Altaf Hussain MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Sioned Williams MS

Ken Skates MS

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS

Joel James MS

Witnesses:

Neil Surman, Welsh Government

Sue Hurrell, Welsh Government - Head of Fair work Procurement

Neil Buffin, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Rachael Davies (Second Clerk)

Stephen Davies

Samiwel Davies

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

No apologies were received.

 

Sioned Williams was substituted by Peredur Owen Griffiths and Altaf Hussain was substituted by Joel James for all items on the agenda relating to the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill.

 

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2       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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2.1   Correspondence with the Minister for Social Justice regarding the Youth Justice Blueprint

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2.2   Letter from the Permanent Secretary regarding the Committee's report on annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner

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2.3   Letter from the Minister for Climate Change to the Climate Change Environment and Infrastructure Committee regarding single use plastic bans

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2.4   Letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding experiences from health and social care: the treatment of lower paid ethnic minority workers

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2.5   Letter from the Local Government and Housing Committee regarding Ukrainian refugees

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2.6   Letter from the Minister for Social Justice regarding the pre-appointment hearing for the National Adviser(s) for Violence Against Women Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

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3       Motion under SO17.42 (iv) and (ix) to exclude the public from items 4 and 6 on the agenda

Members agreed the motion.

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4       Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: technical briefing

Members asked Welsh Government officials a series of technical questions relating to the Social Partnership and Public Procurement  (Wales) Bill.

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5       Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: ministerial evidence session

Members heard evidence from Hannah Blythyn, Deputy Minister for Social Partnership and her officials:

 

Neil Surman, Deputy Director for social partnership and fair work

Sue Hurrell, Head of Fair Work Procurement

Neil Buffin, Legal Affairs

 

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6       Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence

Members met in private to consider the evidence that they had received.

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