Agenda - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 (Ty Hywel)

Meeting date: 20 October 2025

Meeting time: 14.00
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

(13:30 - 14:00)

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Public meeting

(14:00-15:15)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(14:00)

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

(14:00-15:15) (Pages 1 - 45)

Mark Isherwood MS, Member in Charge of the Bill
Gareth Rogers, Bill Manager, Senedd Commission

Claire Thomas, Research Service, Senedd Commission

Aled Evans, Legal Services, Senedd Commission

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3 Papers to note

(15:15)

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3.1 Correspondence to the Chair from Mark Isherwood MS regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

(Pages 46 - 56)

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3.2 Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

(Pages 57 - 62)

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3.3 Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding the Committee's report on social cohesion

(Page 63)

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3.4 Correspondence to the Chair from Dr Rob Wilks regarding evidence given as part of the Committee's scrutiny of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

(Page 64)

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

(15:15)

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Private session

(15:15-16:15)

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

(15:15-15:45)

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6 Fire and Rescue Service Association: consideration of draft response to the consultation

(15:45-16:00) (Pages 65 - 71)

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7 Family Friendly and Inclusive Parliament Review

(16:00-16:30) (Pages 72 - 79)

Dr Alison Parken

Dr Rachel Minto

Dr Leah Hibbs

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