Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 (Ty Hywel)  

Meeting date: Monday, 9 June 2025

Meeting time: 13. 30 - 15.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15127


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)

Altaf Hussain MS

Julie Morgan MS

Sioned Williams MS

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

Apologies were sent by Jane Dodds MS and Mick Antoniw MS. There were no substitutions. No declarations of interest were made.

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2       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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2.1   Correspondence from the Finance Committee to the Chair regarding the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2026-27 Engagement

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2.2   Correspondence from Colin Murray to the Chair regarding Trans Rights

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2.3   Correspondence from the Welsh Government's Gender Equality Team to the Chair regarding VAWDASV Research Network Wales

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2.4   Correspondence from the Office of National Statistics to the Chair regarding new ways on which data is being collected in relation to women suffering from domestic abuse

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2.5   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the Post Legislative Scrutiny of the Well-Being of Future Generations Act

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2.6   Correspondence from the Chair to the Petitions Committee regarding a petition seeking a fair deal for residents affected by the ARBED and CESP scheme

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2.7   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on tackling Fuel Poverty in Wales

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2.19 Correspondence from the Health and Social Care Committee to the Chair regarding the cancellation of scrutiny sessions concerning prisons and the Criminal Justice System in Wales

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2.9   Correspondence from the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee to the Chair regarding the implementation of the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act

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2.10 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Security and Disability to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding the Equality and Social Justice Committee's recent report entitled "Anything's achievable with the right support: Tackling the Disability Employment Gap"

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2.11 Correspondence from the Auditor General for Wales to the Chair regarding post legislative scrutiny of the Well-Being of Future Generations Act

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2.12 Correspondence from Mark Isherwood, MS to the Chair regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

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2.13 Correspondence from the Business Committee to the Chair providing a revised timetable for consideration: Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Employment Rights Bill

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2.14 Correspondence from Qualifications Wales to the Committee regarding post legislative scrutiny of the Well-Being of Future Generations Act

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2.15 Correspondence from the Bevan Foundation to the Chair regarding a briefing on rebuilding the immigration legal sector

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

Members agreed the motion.

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4       Social cohesion: key issues paper

Members considered the key issues paper.

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5       The EU Settlement Scheme: consideration of draft report

Members considered both the draft report and letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip. It was agreed to await a response from the Cabinet Secretary before finalising the EU Settlement Scheme monitoring report.

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6       Forward work plan

Members agreed the Forward Work Programme.

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