Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Senedd)

Meeting date: Monday, 29 April 2024

Meeting time: 14.00 - 17.04
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13864

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair) Peter Fox MS (In place of Joel James MS) Buffy Williams MS (In place of Julie Morgan MS) Carolyn Thomas MS Sioned Willimas MS Jane Dodds MS
Witnesses:	Martha Friendly, Childcare Research and Resource Unit Maria Jürimäe, University of Tartu Jane Malcolm, National Day Nurseries Association Scotland Naomi Eisenstadt, NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board Natalie MacDonald, University of Wales Trinity Saint David Christine Pascal, Centre for Research in Early Childhood
Committee Staff:	Gemma Gifford (Second Clerk) Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk) Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser) Gareth David Thomas (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Following a reshuffle in Committee membership, the Chair thanked Sarah Murphy, Ken Skates and Altaf Hussain for their hard work as Committee Members before welcoming Joel James, Julie Morgan and Carolyn Thomas to the Committee.

Apologies for today’s meeting were received from Joel James and Julie Morgan.

Peter Fox and Buffy Williams attended as substitutes.

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2 Childcare follow up inquiry: evidence session three

Members heard evidence from:

Jane Malcolm, National Operations Manager, National Day Nurseries Association Scotland

Martha Friendly, Executive Director, Childcare Research and Resource Unit, Toronto, Canada

Maria Jürimäe, University of Tartu, Estonia

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3 Childcare follow up inquiry: evidence session four

Members heard evidence from:

Naomi Eisenstadt, Chair NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board

Christine Pascal, Director, Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Birmingham

Natalie MacDonald, Assistant Academic Director for Childhood, Youth and Education, University of Wales Trinity Saint David

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

Members agreed the motion.

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5 Childcare follow up inquiry: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence.

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6 Legislative consent consideration of Supplementary Legal Consent Memorandum: Victims and Prisoners Bill

Members considered the Supplementary Legal Consent Memorandum and agreed to report their response to Welsh Government.

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