Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 5
(Ty Hywel)
Meeting date: Monday, 15 September 2025
Meeting time: 13.30 - 17.00
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15352
Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)
Mick Antoniw MS
Jane Dodds MS
Altaf Hussain MS
Julie Morgan MS
Sioned Williams MS
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Witnesses:
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Mark Isherwood MS
Gareth Rogers , Bill Manager, Senedd
Commission
Gareth Howells, Legal Services, Senedd
Commission
Claire Thomas,
Research Service, Senedd Commission
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Committee Staff:
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Rhys Morgan (Clerk)
Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)
Masudah Ali (Legal Adviser)
Gwennan Hardy (Researcher)
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<AI1>
1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
The Chair welcomed Members and witnesses to
the meeting.
No substitutions or any declarations of
interest were made.
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<AI2>
2
Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign
Language (Wales) Bill: evidence session one - Member in Charge of
the Bill
Members heard evidence from:
Mark Isherwood, MS
Gareth Rogers, Bill Manager, Senedd
Commission
Claire Thomas, Research Service, Senedd
Commission
Gareth Howells, Legal Services, Senedd
Commission
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Papers to note
Members noted the papers.
</AI3>
<AI4>
3.1
Correspondence from the Women's Equality
Network Wales regarding new research on the child care needs of
families in Wales
</AI4>
<AI5>
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
</AI5>
<AI6>
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"
</AI6>
<AI7>
3.4
Correspondence from Joyce Watson MS to
the Chair regarding the Family-Friendly and Inclusive Parliament
Review
</AI7>
<AI8>
3.5
Correspondence from the Children, Young
People and Education Committee to the Chair regarding the Welsh
Government Draft Budget 2026-27
</AI8>
<AI9>
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"
</AI9>
<AI10>
3.7
Correspondence from the Independent
Monitoring Authority to the Chair regarding a statement of changes
to the Immigration Rules: HC 836
</AI10>
<AI11>
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
</AI11>
<AI12>
3.9
Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary
for Health and Social Care to the Legislation, Justice and the
Constitution Committee regarding Parc Prison
</AI12>
<AI13>
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”
</AI13>
<AI14>
3.11 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Security
and Disability to the Chair regarding changes to support for
disabled people and welfare reform
</AI14>
<AI15>
3.12 Correspondence from National Energy Action to the
Chair regarding fuel poverty in Wales
</AI15>
<AI16>
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
</AI16>
<AI17>
3.14 Correspondence from the Minister of State for Justice
to the Chair regarding the criminal justice system in
Wales
</AI17>
<AI18>
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
</AI18>
<AI19>
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
</AI19>
<AI20>
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
</AI20>
<AI21>
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"
</AI21>
<AI22>
4
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to
resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this
meeting
Members agreed the motion.
</AI22>
<AI23>
5
Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign
Language (Wales) Bill: consideration of the evidence
Members considered the evidence.
</AI23>
<AI24>
6
Social cohesion: consideration of draft
report
Members considered the revised report.
</AI24>
<AI25>
7
British Sign Language (Wales) Bill:
preparation for scrutiny
Members were briefed on the logistical
preparations involved with upcoming scrutiny sessions.
</AI25>
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