Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 (Ty Hywel)

Meeting date: Monday, 10 November 2025

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15831


Hybrid

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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:

Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Marie Brousseau-Navarro, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Heledd Morgan, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Committee Staff:

Mared Llwyd (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

Sara Moran (Researcher)

Francesca Howorth (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair welcomed Members and witnesses to the meeting.

No apologies or declarations of interest were received.

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2       Post-legislative scrutiny of the well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act: evidence session with Future Generations Commissioner

Members heard evidence from:

Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Marie Brousseau Navarro, Deputy Commissioner and Director for Health

Heledd Morgan, Director of Implementation and Impact

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3       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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3.1   Consultation response from Ombudsman Wales regarding the scrutiny of the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

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3.2   Correspondence to the Chair from Julie Doyle regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

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3.3   Correspondence to the Chair from Stephen Brattan-Wilson of the Association of Sign Language Interpreters regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

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3.4   Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding follow-up information relating to the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

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3.5   Correspondence to the Chair from Llais regarding the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

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3.6   Correspondence to the Chair from Rhidian Hurle of Digital Health Care Wales regarding further information relating to the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

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3.7   Correspondence to the Chair from the Independent Monitoring Authority regarding changes to the immigration rules

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3.8   Correspondence to the Chair from the Petitions Committee regarding "Save Childcare Provision in Wales – Demand Fair Funding and a Fair Process for Providers and Parents"

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3.9   Correspondence to the Chair from the Local Government and Housing Committee regarding the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers

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3.10 Correspondence to the Chair from Dr Robert Jones of the Wales Governance Centre regarding "Welsh Justice Data: Annual Release 2025"

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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

Members agreed the motion.

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5       Post-legislative scrutiny of the well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act: engagement findings

Members considered the engagement findings.

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6       Post-legislative scrutiny of the well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence.

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7       The European Union Settlement Scheme: consideration of draft report

Members considered the draft report.

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