Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 (Ty Hywel)

Meeting date: Monday, 3 February 2025

Meeting time: 13.30 - 15.31
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15229


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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

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Claire Thomas (Researcher)

Katie Wyatt

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

No apologies or declarations of interest were received.

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2       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

Members agreed the motion.

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4       Disability employment gap: consideration of draft report

Members agreed the draft report, subject to some minor revisions.

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

Members considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on Employment Rights Bill.

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