Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Senedd)

Meeting date: Monday, 4 December 2023

Meeting time: 12.04 - 16.01
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13576


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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:

Rajvi Glasbrook, Welsh Government

Amelia John, Welsh Government

Riaz Hassan, Head of Anti-racist Wales Action Plan Implementation Team

Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Claire Thomas (Research)

Gareth Thomas (Research)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

No apologies, substitutions nor declarations of interest were received.

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2       Inquiry into the implementation of the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan: Ministerial evidence session

Members heard evidence from the following:

 

Jane Hutt, MS, Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip

Amelia John, Interim Director, Communities & Tackling Poverty

Riaz Hassan, Head of Anti-racist Wales Action Plan Implementation Team

Rajvi Glasbrook Griffiths, Senior Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan Project Manager

 

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3       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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3.1   Correspondence between the Chair and Policing in Wales regarding perpetrator programmes

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3.2   Correspondence to the Chair from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding the Equality and Human Rights Monitor 2023: Is Wales Fairer? report

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3.3   Correspondence to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee from the First Minister regarding the 40th British-Irish Council Summit

 

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4       Motion under SO17.42 (vi) and (ix) to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting

Members agreed the motion.

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5       Inquiry into the implementation of the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence.

 

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6       Forward work programme: scoping paper

Members agreed the forward work programme.

 

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7       The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: consideration of draft report

Members considered the draft report and suggested some minor amendments. Members decided to further consider the report, once amendments had been made, outside of Committee.

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