Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Senedd)

Meeting date: Monday, 21 October 2024

Meeting time: 14.00 - 17.28
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14126

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)

Mick Antoniw MS

Jane Dodds MS

Joel James MS

Julie Morgan MS

Sioned Williams MS

Witnesses:

Nerys Bourne, Careers Wales

Arthur Beechey, Agoriad Cyf

Daniel Biddle, The National Diversity Employment and Advisory Service Ltd

Andrea Wayman, ELITE Supported Employment Agency

Emma Benger, Careers Wales

Terry Mills. Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Mared Llwyd (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Claire Thomas (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

No apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest were made.

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2       Disability and Employment: evidence session 8

Members heard evidence from:

 

Daniel Biddle, Advocate of Disabled People’s Rights

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3       Disability and Employment: evidence session 9

Members heard evidence from:

 

Nerys Bourne, Director of Customer Strategy and Service Development, Careers Wales

 

Emma Benger, Working Wales Project Manager, Careers Wales

 

Terry Mills, Disabled People's Employment Champion, Welsh Government

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4       Disability and Employment: evidence session 10

Members heard evidence from:

Andrea Wayman, Chief Executive Officer, ELITE Supported Employment Arthur Beechey, Chief Executive Officer, Agoriad Training and Employment Support

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5       Papers to note

Members noted the paper.

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5.1   Correspondence from Dr Robert Jones to the Chair regarding Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre's publication: Prisons and Sentencing in Wales - 2023 fact file

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(iv) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

Members agreed the motion.

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7       Disability and Employment: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence.

 

Members agreed to meet in private to further discuss the correspondence from Dr Robert Jones  regarding Cardiff University's Wales Governance Centre's publication: Prisons and Sentencing in Wales - 2023 fact file.

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