Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

 Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Monday, 24 October 2022

Meeting time: 13.30 - 15.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12994


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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

Witnesses:

Andrea Coomber KC, Howard League for Penal Reform

Emily Evison, Prison Reform Trust

Anne Fox, Clinks

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Rachael Davies (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

No apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest were received.

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2       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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2.1   Correspondence between the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership and the Chair regarding Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill

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2.2   Correspondence from Lesley Griffiths to the Llywydd regarding the UK Energy Prices Bill

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3       Women's experiences in criminal justice system -  evidence session one

Members heard evidence from Andrea Coomber KC from the Howard League for Penal Reform, Anne Fox from Clinks and Emily Evison from the Prison Reform Trust.

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4       Motion under SO17.42 (ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

Members agreed the motion.

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5       Women's experiences in the criminal justice system - consideration of the evidence

Members considered the evidence received during the session.

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