Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 (Senedd)

Meeting date: Monday, 23 March 2026

Meeting time: 14.15 - 15.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15778


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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

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Mared Llwyd (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Gareth David Thomas (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair welcomed Members to the last Committee meeting of the Sixth Senedd.

No apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest were given.

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2       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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2.1   Correspondence to the Chair from the Independent Monitoring Authority concerning an inquiry by the Independent Monitoring Authority into delays in issuing decisions on applications to the EU Settlement Scheme

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2.2   Correspondence to the Chair from the Independent Monitoring Authority regarding Legislation Monitoring by the IMA – Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1491

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2.3   Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding the monitoring the Welsh Government undertakes for funding for tackling food poverty

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2.4   Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd & Chief Whip regarding the Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement: Safety, Security and Migration Interministerial Group

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3       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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4       Consideration of draft report on the Committee's  Sixth Senedd Legacy Report

Members considered the draft report, made minor revisions and decided to agree the report outside of Committee.

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5       Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: consideration of draft report

Members considered the draft report, made minor revisions and decided to agree the report outside of Committee.

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