Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Hybrid)

Meeting date: Monday, 11 September 2023

Meeting time: 10.00 - 15.15
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13639


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:

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Alistair Davey, Welsh Government

Alex Slade, Welsh Government

Sue Tranka, Welsh Government

Richard Desir, Nursing Officer - Patient Experience, Welsh Government

Lloyd Hopkin, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Rachael Davies (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

 

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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       The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8

Members heard evidence from:

 

Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Richard Desir, Nursing Officer - Patient Experience

Alex Slade, Director of Primary Care and Mental Health

Sue Tranka, Chief Nursing Officer

Alistair Davey, Deputy Director, Enabling People, Social Services and Integration Directorate

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

Members agreed the motion.

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4       The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: advisory group

Members heard evidence in private from the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence advisory group.

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5       The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9

Members heard evidence from:

 

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language

Sian Jones, Head of Supporting Achievement & Safeguarding

Lloyd Hopkin, Head of Curriculum Reform

 

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6       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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6.1   Correspondence with the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding the Committee report on speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system

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6.2   Correspondence with Lord Bellamy, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, regarding the Committee report on speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system

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6.3   Correspondence with the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding speech and language therapists within youth justice

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6.4   Correspondence from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Minister for Finance and Local Government regarding the Draft Budget Timetable 2024-25

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6.5   Correspondence with Sport Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence

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6.6   Correspondence with the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence

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6.7   Correspondence with the Welsh Local Government Association regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence

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6.8   Correspondence with Public Health Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence

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6.9   Correspondence with Policing in Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence

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6.10 Correspondence with the Royal College of General Practitioners Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence

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6.11 Correspondence with Local Health Boards and NHS Trusts regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence

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6.12 Correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Social Services regarding Public Health approaches to preventing gender based violence

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6.13 Welsh Government response to the Committee report Unsustainable: debt fuelled by the rising cost of living

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6.14 Correspondence from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language regarding statutory guidance on elective home education

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6.15 Correspondence from the Chair of the Local Government and Housing Committee regarding a scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip

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6.16 Correspondence from the First Minister regarding the British-Irish Council Summit in Jersey

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6.17 Correspondence from the Chair of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee to Welsh Government Ministers regarding the primary care electronic prescribing service

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6.18 Correspondence from Dr Greg Davies regarding prisoner voting in Wales

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6.19 Correspondence with the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding in-year financial scrutiny 2023-24

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6.20 Correspondence with the Minister for Climate Change regarding the Warm Homes Programme

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6.21 Correspondence with the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding the Draft Child Poverty Strategy

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6.22 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding the Committee report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Victims and Prisoners Bill

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6.23 Correspondence from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding the UKIM Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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6.24 Correspondence with the Welsh Government regarding data justice

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6.25 Correspondence with the General Practitioners Committee, BMA Wales, regarding data justice

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6.26 Correspondence with the General Medical Council regarding data justice

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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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