Concise Minutes - Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister

Meeting Venue:

Hybrid: Committee Room 5 and Video

Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Friday, 26 April 2024

Meeting time: 10.04 - 13.01
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13728

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

David Rees MS (Chair)

James Evans MS (In place of Russell George MS)

John Griffiths MS

Llyr Gruffydd MS

Jenny Rathbone MS

Jack Sargeant MS

Witnesses:

Vaughan Gething MS, First Minister of Wales

Alistair Davey, Welsh Government

Taryn Stephens, All Wales Heads of Children’s Services (AWHOCs)

Dr Rachel Garside-Jones, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Meriel Singleton (Clerk)

Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk)

Michael Dauncey (Researcher)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members and witnesses to the meeting. Apologies were received from Russel George MS; James Evans MS substituted for him. David Rees and James Evans declared interests regarding family members working in Children’s Services.

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2       Care-experienced children

2.1 The Committee scrutinised the First Minister on policy relating to Care-experienced children.

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3       General Scrutiny

3.1  Members asked the First Minister questions on topical matters.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Discussion of previous evidence sessions

5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence from the session.

 

 

 

5.2 The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister.

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6       Discussion of future meetings

6.1 The Committee agreed to hold the next meeting on 12 July on the topic of Rural Communities.

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