Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Senedd)

Meeting date: Monday, 30 September 2024

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.45
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14916

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:	Mark Bryan, University of Sheffield Debbie Foster, Cardiff University Melanie Jones, Cardiff University Ruth Nortey, Cardiff University Victoria Wass, Cardiff University
Committee Staff:	Rhys Morgan (Clerk) Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk) Claire Thomas (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

No apologies or declarations of interest were received.

The Chair thanked Carolyn Thomas MS for her contribution to the Committee, and welcomed Mick Antoniw MS to his first meeting as a member of the Committee. 

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2 Disability and Employment: evidence session 1

Members heard evidence from Professor Debbie Foster, Cardiff University.

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3 Disability and Employment: evidence session 2

Members heard evidence from:

Professor Melanie Jones, Cardiff University

Professor Victoria Wass, Cardiff University

Ruth Nortey, Cardiff University

Dr Marc Bryan, Sheffield University

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4 Papers to note

Members noted the paper.

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4.1 Correspondence from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists to the Chair regarding the Committee's report: "60%:giving them a voice"

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

Members agreed the motion.

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6 Disability and Employment: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence.

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7 Forward work programme

Members considered the forward work programme.

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