Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 5
(Ty Hywel)
Meeting date: 15 September 2025
Meeting time: 13.30
For further information contact:
Rhys Morgan
Committee Clerk
0300 200
6565
SeneddEquality@senedd.wales
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Pre-
meeting
(13:00-13:30)
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Public
session
(13:30 -
15:05)
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<AI3>
1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
(13:30)
</AI3>
<AI4>
2
Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign
Language (Wales) Bill: evidence session one - Member in Charge of
the Bill
(13:30-15:00)
(Pages 1 - 17)
Mark Isherwood, MS
Gareth Rogers, Bill Manager, Senedd
Commission
Claire Thomas, Research Service, Senedd
Commission
Gareth Howells, Legal Services, Senedd
Commission
British
Sign Language (Wales) Bill, as introduced
British
Sign Language (Wales) Bill - Explanatory Memorandum
British Sign Language (Wales) Bill – Bill summary
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<AI5>
3
Papers to note
(15:00-15:05)
</AI5>
<AI6>
3.1 Correspondence from the Women's Equality Network
Wales regarding new research on the child care needs of families in
Wales
(Pages 18 - 20)
</AI6>
<AI7>
3.2 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social
Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the use of
tasers on children by Police forces in England &
Wales
(Pages 21 - 23)
</AI7>
<AI8>
3.3 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social
Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the
Equality and Social Justice Committee’s report:
"Pre-appointment hearing: National Adviser for Violence Against
Women, Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual
Violence"
(Page 24)
</AI8>
<AI9>
3.4 Correspondence from Joyce Watson MS to the Chair
regarding the Family-Friendly and Inclusive Parliament
Review
(Pages 25 - 27)
</AI9>
<AI10>
3.5 Correspondence from the Children, Young People and
Education Committee to the Chair regarding the Welsh Government
Draft Budget 2026-27
(Pages 28 - 33)
</AI10>
<AI11>
3.6 Correspondence from the Petitions Committee to the
Minister for Children and Social Care regarding Petition P-06-1530:
"Save Childcare Provision in Wales"
(Pages 34 - 39)
</AI11>
<AI12>
3.7 Correspondence from the Independent Monitoring
Authority to the Chair regarding a statement of changes to the
Immigration Rules: HC 836
(Pages 40 - 44)
</AI12>
<AI13>
3.8 Correspondence from the Minister for Culture, Skills
and Social Partnership to the Chair regarding regulations in
relation to Part 3 of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement
(Wales) Act 2023
(Page 45)
</AI13>
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3.9 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health
and Social Care to the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution
Committee regarding Parc Prison
(Pages 46 - 47)
</AI14>
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3.10 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social
Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding the
Equality and Social Justice committee report: “Turning up the
heat before 2160: time to pick up the pace on tackling fuel
poverty”
(Page 48)
</AI15>
<AI16>
3.11 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Security
and Disability to the Chair regarding changes to support for
disabled people and welfare reform
(Pages 49 - 62)
</AI16>
<AI17>
3.12 Correspondence from National Energy Action to the
Chair regarding fuel poverty in Wales
(Pages 63 - 64)
</AI17>
<AI18>
3.13 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social
Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Legislation, Justice and
the Constitution Committee regarding a Budget Cover Transfer
between UK Government, Department for Science, Innovation and
Technology and Welsh Government
(Pages 65 - 66)
</AI18>
<AI19>
3.14 Correspondence from the Minister of State for Justice
to the Chair regarding the criminal justice system in
Wales
(Pages 67 - 70)
</AI19>
<AI20>
3.15 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social
Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip and the Minister for Mental Health
and Wellbeing to the Chair regarding further information relating
to the Committee's inquiry into the criminal justice system in
Wales
(Pages 71 - 80)
</AI20>
<AI21>
3.16 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 governance reform
proposals for the Fire and Rescue Service
(Page 81)
</AI21>
<AI22>
3.17 Additional evidence from Natural Resources Wales in
relation to the post-legislative scrutiny of the well-being of
Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
(Pages 82 - 83)
</AI22>
<AI23>
3.18 Easy
read version of the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's
report: "Anything's achievable with the right support: Tackling the
Disability Employment Gap"
(Pages 84 - 104)
</AI23>
<AI24>
4
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to
resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this
meeting
(15:05)
</AI24>
<AI25>
Private
session
(15:05 -
16:05)
</AI25>
<AI26>
5
Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign
Language (Wales) Bill: consideration of the evidence
(15:05-15:15)
</AI26>
<AI27>
6
Social cohesion: consideration of draft
report
(15:15-15:45)
(To Follow)
</AI27>
<AI28>
Break
(15:45-15:50)
</AI28>
<AI29>
7
British Sign Language (Wales) Bill:
preparation for scrutiny
(15:50
-16:05)
</AI29>
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