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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair) Jane Dodds MS Joel James MS Julie Morgan MS Carolyn Thomas MS Sioned Williams MS
Witnesses:	Jacob Ellis, Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Heledd Morgan, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Committee Staff:	Rhys Morgan (Clerk) Gemma Gifford (Second Clerk) Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk) Chloe Corbyn (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

No apologies or declarations of interest were received.

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2 Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner

Members heard evidence from:

Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner

Heledd Morgan, Future Generations Commissioner’s Office

Jacob Ellis, Future Generations Commissioner’s Office

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3 Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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3.1 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice to the Chair regarding regulations to add an additional eight public bodies to section 6(1) of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

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3.2 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Safety, Security and Migration Inter-ministerial Group

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3.3 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice to the Chair regarding an update on the Welsh Government's well-being of future generations continuous learning and improvement plan 2023-25

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3.17 Correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice and the Chair regarding the Committee's report: "How we must all play our part: a public health approach to halting the epidemic in gender[1]based violence"

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3.5 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding a Memorandum of Understanding between Welsh Ministers and HM Prison and the Probation Service

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3.6 Correspondence from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee to the First Minister regarding the Agreement between the UK and Denmark on the participation in certain elections of nationals of each country resident in the territory of the other

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3.7 Correspondence from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to Stephen Crabb MP regarding Parc prison

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3.8 Correspondence from the Finance Committee to the Chair regarding engagement in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

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3.9 Correspondence from the Business Committee to the Chair regarding Committee remits

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3.10 Correspondence between the Fire Commissioners and the Chair regarding fire and rescue services inquiry request for clarification

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3.11 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning regarding fire and rescue services and actions following 22 April meeting, 22 May 2024

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3.12 Correspondence between the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the Chair regarding fire and rescue services inquiry request for clarification

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3.13 Correspondence from an expert advisory group on childcare in Wales to the Chair regarding the future of childcare provision in Wales

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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 Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence heard today.

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6 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of draft report

Members agreed the draft report.

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Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Hybrid

Attendance

1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2 Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner

3 Papers to note

3.1 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice to the Chair regarding regulations to add an additional eight public bodies to section 6(1) of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

3.2 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Safety, Security and Migration Inter-ministerial Group

3.3 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice to the Chair regarding an update on the Welsh Government's well-being of future generations continuous learning and improvement plan 2023-25

3.17 Correspondence between the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice and the Chair regarding the Committee's report: "How we must all play our part: a public health approach to halting the epidemic in gender[1]based violence"

3.5 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding a Memorandum of Understanding between Welsh Ministers and HM Prison and the Probation Service

3.6 Correspondence from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee to the First Minister regarding the Agreement between the UK and Denmark on the participation in certain elections of nationals of each country resident in the territory of the other

3.7 Correspondence from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to Stephen Crabb MP regarding Parc prison

3.8 Correspondence from the Finance Committee to the Chair regarding engagement in relation to the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

3.9 Correspondence from the Business Committee to the Chair regarding Committee remits

3.10 Correspondence between the Fire Commissioners and the Chair regarding fire and rescue services inquiry request for clarification

3.11 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning regarding fire and rescue services and actions following 22 April meeting, 22 May 2024

3.12 Correspondence between the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the Chair regarding fire and rescue services inquiry request for clarification

3.13 Correspondence from an expert advisory group on childcare in Wales to the Chair regarding the future of childcare provision in Wales

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

5 Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner: consideration of evidence

6 Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of draft report

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