Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 8 July 2024

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.27
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14679

Hybrid

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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:	Rhian Bowen-Davies, Preferred Candidate for the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
Committee Staff:	Rhys Morgan (Clerk) Gemma Gifford (Second Clerk) Sarah Hatherley (Researcher) Catherine Roberts (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 At its meeting on 1 July, the Committee agreed a motion under Standing Order 17.22 to elect Julie Morgan as Temporary Chair for items 1 to 4 of the meeting.

1.2 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting and apologies were received from Jenny Rathbone MS for items 1 to 4.

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2 Pre-appointment scrutiny - preferred candidate for Older People's Commissioner for Wales

2.1 Members received evidence from Rhian Bowen Davies.

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

3.1 The motion was agreed.

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4 Pre-appointment scrutiny - preferred candidate for Older People's Commissioner for Wales: consideration of evidence and report

4.1 Members considered the evidence received and their draft report.

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5 Childcare inquiry: consideration of draft report

5.1 Members considered and agreed the draft report subject to minor amendments.

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