Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Meeting Room 3 (Senedd)

Meeting date: Monday, 3 March 2025

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14857


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)

Mick Antoniw MS

Jane Dodds MS

Altaf Hussain MS

Julie Morgan MS

Sioned Williams MS

Witnesses:

Professor Dominic Abrams, University of Kent

Professor Ted Cantle, Belong – The Cohesion and Integration Network

Dame Sara Khan, Individual

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

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 were given, nor any substitutions nor declarations of interest made.

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2       Social cohesion: evidence session one

Members heard evidence from Dame Sara Khan, former UK Government Adviser for Social Cohesion and Resilience and author of the Khan Review (2024).

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3       Social cohesion: evidence session two

Members heard evidence from:

Professor Ted Cantle, Belong - Cohesion and Integration Network

Professor Dominic Abrams, University of Kent

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4       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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4.1   Correspondence from Lord Timpson to the Chair regarding a joint Ministerial session on criminal justice

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4.2   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government and the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding Fuel Poverty in Wales and the Warm Homes Programme

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4.3   Correspondence from the Llywydd to the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee regarding the Employment Rights Bill

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4.4   Correspondence from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership to the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee regarding the Employment Rights Bill

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4.5   Correspondence from the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee to the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee regarding the Employment Rights Bill

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(iv) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the duration of the meeting on 17 March 2025

Members agreed the motion.

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6       Social cohesion: consideration of the evidence

Members considered the evidence heard.

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