Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 5
(Ty Hywel)
Meeting date: Monday, 29 September 2025
Meeting time: 11.00 - 15.50
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15640
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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Rocio Cifuentes, Children's Commissioner for
Wales
Dr Kate Attfield, Cardiff Metropolitan
University
Kieran Sawdon, National Deaf Children’s
Society
Dr Rob Wilks, University of the West of
England (UWE)
Jamie Martin, National Deaf Children’s
Society
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Committee Staff:
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Rhys Morgan (Clerk)
Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)
Masudah Ali
Gwennan Hardy
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1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
The Chair welcomed Members and witnesses to
the meeting.
No apologies, substitutions or declarations of
interest were given.
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2
Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign
Language (Wales) Bill: evidence session five
Kieran Sawdon, National Deaf Children’s
Society
Jamie Martin, National Deaf Children’s
Society
Rocio Cifuentes, Children’s
Commissioner
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3
Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign
Language (Wales) Bill: evidence session six
Members heard evidence from:
Dr Kate Attfield, Cardiff Metropolitan
University
Dr Rob Wilks, University of the West of
England
</AI3>
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4
Papers to note
Members noted the papers.
</AI4>
<AI5>
4.1
Correspondence from the First Minister of
Wales to the Llywydd regarding Committee
recommendations
</AI5>
<AI6>
4.2
Correspondence from the Llywydd to the
Chair regarding Committee effectiveness
</AI6>
<AI7>
5
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi)
and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of
this meeting
Members agreed the motion.
</AI7>
<AI8>
6
Stage one scrutiny of the British Sign
Language (Wales) Bill: consideration of the evidence
Members considered the evidence.
</AI8>
<AI9>
7
Reviewing Committee Effectiveness in the
6th Senedd: consideration of response
Members considered a response to the review on
Committee effectiveness in the 6th Senedd.
</AI9>
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