Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Monday, 21 November 2022

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.38
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13122

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

Mark Isherwood MS

Natasha Asghar MS

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       Experiences in the Criminal Justice System

Members heard evidence from Tom Franklin of the Magistrate’s Association.

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3       Motion under SO17.42 (vi) and (ix) to exclude the public from items 4,7,8 and 9 of today's meeting and for the duration of the meeting on 28 November 2022

Members agreed the motion.

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4       Experiences in the Criminal Justice System - consideration of the evidence

Members considered the evidence received during the session.

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5       Pre-appointment hearing with Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Under Standing Order 17.49 Members  of the Committee were joined for this session by Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee Members Natasha Ashgar MS and Mark Isherwood MS.

 

Members heard from Derek Walker, Welsh Government's preferred candidate for the role of Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.

 

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6       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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6.1   Letter from the Women’s Equality Network (Wales) to the Chair regarding the cost of living crisis on Women's rights

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6.2   Letter  from the First Minister to the Chair regarding the Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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6.3   Correspondence between the Chair and the  Chair of the Public Accounts and Administration regarding the Pre-appointment hearing of the Future Generations Commissioner

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6.4   A letter from the Finance Committee to the First Minister regarding Scrutiny of the financial implications of Bills

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7       Pre-appointment hearing: consideration of evidence  and agreeing a draft report

 

Members considered the evidence heard in the session and agreed to finalise the draft report outside of Committee.

 

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8       Forward work programme

Members considered the forward work programme.

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9       EUSS monitoring report: update

Members received an update on the European Union Settlement Scheme.

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