Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

 Committee Room 5 (Hybrid)

Meeting date: Monday, 19 June 2023

Meeting time: 11. - 15.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13601

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

Witnesses:

Alexa Gainsbury, Public Health Wales

Bethan Pell, School Health Research Network

Emily Van De Venter, Public Health Wales

Dr Honor Young, School Health Research Network

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Rachael Davies (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Sarah Hatherley (Researcher)

Ben Harris

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Ken Skates for items 1-5 of the agenda. There were no declarations of interest.

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2       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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2.1   Correspondence from the First Minister of Wales to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding the British-Irish Council Summit meeting

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2.2   Correspondence between Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and the Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding Women's Experiences in the Criminal Justice System

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2.3   Correspondence between the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip and the Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding the Roma Community and the European Union Settlement Scheme

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3       Motion under SO17.42 (vi) and (ix) to exclude the public for items 4,5 and 7 of today's meeting

Members agreed the motion.

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4       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Illegal Migration Bill: consideration of report

Members considered and agreed the report, subject to minor changes.

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5       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Victims and Prisoners Bill

Members considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Victims and Prisoners Bill.

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6       The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6

Members heard evidence from:

 

Bethan Pell and Dr Honor Young, School Health Research Network

Alexa Gainsbury and Emily Van De Ventor, Public Health Wales

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

Members considered the evidence.

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