Agenda - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 (Ty Hywel)

Meeting date: 29 September 2025

Meeting time: 11.00
For further information contact:

Rhys Morgan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEquality@senedd.wales

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** In addition to the breaks published on the agenda there will also be periodic comfort breaks, called by the Chair **

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Pre-meeting

(10:30-11:00)

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Public session

(11:00-14:45)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(11:00)

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2 Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: evidence session five

(11:00-12:30) (Pages 1 - 18)

Kieran Sawdon, National Deaf Children’s Society

Jamie Martin, National Deaf Children’s Society

Rocio Cifuentes, Children’s Commissioner

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Break

(12:30 - 13:30)

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3 Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: evidence session six

(13:30-14:45) (Pages 19 - 36)

Dr Kate Attfield, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Dr Rob Wilks, University of the West of England

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4 Papers to note

(14:45)

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4.1 Correspondence from the First Minister of Wales to the Llywydd regarding Committee recommendations

(Pages 37 - 39)

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4.2 Correspondence from the Llywydd to the Chair regarding Committee effectiveness

(Page 40)

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

(14:45)

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Private session

(14:45-15:20)

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6 Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: consideration of the evidence

(14:45-15:00)

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7 Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the 6th Senedd: consideration of response

(15:00- 15:20) (Pages 41 - 53)

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