Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

 Committee Room 5 (Ty Hywel)

Meeting date: Monday, 15 December 2025

Meeting time: 13.00 - 15.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15457


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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

Witnesses:

 Dr Robert Jones, Wales Governance Centre

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Sarah Hatherley (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

No apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest were given.

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2       Experiences of the criminal justice system: evidence session with Dr Robert Jones

Members heard evidence from Dr Robert Jones, Wales Governance Centre.

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3       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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3.1   Correspondence from Mark Isherwood MS to the Finance Committee regarding his response to the Finance Committee's stage one report on the scrutiny of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

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3.2   Correspondence from Public Health Wales to the Chair regarding the Sixth Senedd Legacy Report

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3.3   Correspondence from Welsh Government to the Chair providing further information in respect of follow-up points to the scrutiny session on the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2026-27

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3.4   Correspondence from Wales Women's Budget Group and the Women's Equality Network (WEN) Wales to the Chair regarding the publication of the Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2026-27

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting

Members agreed the motion.

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5       Experiences of the criminal justice system: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence.

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6       Post-legislative scrutiny of the Future Generations Act: key issues

Members considered the key issues paper.

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