Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee room 4 Tŷ Hywel and video conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Thursday, 26 January 2023

Meeting time: 09.08 - 13.36
 


Hybrid, Private

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jayne Bryant MS (Chair)

James Evans MS

Laura Anne Jones MS

Ken Skates MS

Buffy Williams MS

Sioned Williams MS

Committee Staff:

Naomi Stocks (Clerk)

Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser)

Michael Dauncey (Researcher)

Rosemary Hill (Researcher)

Sian Hughes (Researcher)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

Dr Paul Worthington (Researcher)

 

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1       Mental Health support in Higher Education - consideration of the draft report

1.1 The Committee considered the draft report and agreed that it would be considered further at the meeting on 15 February.

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2       Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Stakeholder events [invitee only]

2.1 Members met with birth parents, professionals and academics to discuss the ‘before care’ (safely reducing the number of children in the care system) strand of the inquiry.

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3       Welsh Government Draft Budget 2023-24 - consideration of the draft report

3.1 Subject to amendments to be agreed electronically outside of Committee, the Committee agreed the draft report.

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4       Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - consideration of the evidence from the Stakeholder events

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the stakeholder events.

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5       Forward work programme - consideration of suggested topic areas

5.1 The Committee considered the forward work programme and agreed to conduct an inquiry into services for disabled children. The approach to the inquiry including a draft terms of reference would be considered at a future meeting.

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6       Consideration of draft response to Public Accounts and Public Administration inquiry into Public Appointments

6.1 The Committee agreed the letter.

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