Agenda - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 (Ty Hywel)

Meeting date: 3 February 2025

Meeting time: 13.30
For further information contact:

Rhys Morgan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEquality@senedd.wales

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Private pre-meeting

(13:15-13:30)

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Public meeting

(13:30 - 13:35)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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2 Papers to note

(13:35)

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2.1 Correspondence from Medr to the Chair regarding the Disability Employment Gap

(Pages 1 - 6)

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2.2 Correspondence from the Chief Executive Clerk of Senedd Cymru to the Chair regarding the public health approach to halting the epidemic in gender-based violence

(Pages 7 - 10)

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2.3 Correspondence from the Wales Women’s Budget Group and the Women’s Equality Network to the Chair regarding the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26

(Pages 11 - 14)

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2.4 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Minister for Further and Higher Education to the Chair regarding the Disability Employment Gap and the education system

(Pages 15 - 33)

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2.5 Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice to the Chair regarding the Turnaround Programme

(Page 34)

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3 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 17.42 (vi) and (vii) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for item one at its meeting on 10 February 2025

(13:35)

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Private meeting

(13:35-15:00)

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4 Disability employment gap: consideration of draft report

(13:35 - 14:35) (Pages 35 - 40)

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5 Legislative Consent Memorandum on Employment Rights Bill: consideration of Legislative Consent Memorandum

(14:35 - 15:00) (Pages 41 - 62)

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