Agenda - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 (Ty Hywel)

Meeting date: 24 November 2025

Meeting time: 11.00
For further information contact:

Rhys Morgan

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEquality@senedd.wales

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Pre-meeting

(10:30-11:00)

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Public meeting

(11:00-12:30)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(11:00)

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2 Draft Budget 2026-27: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice

(11:00-12:30) (Pages 1 - 63)

Jane Hutt, MS, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip

Amelia John, Director, Communities & Social Justice, Welsh Government

Andrew Charles, Deputy Director, Cohesive Communities, Welsh Government

Lorna Hall, Deputy Director, Equality & Human Rights, Welsh Government

Ian Jones, Deputy Director, Poverty & Children’s Evidence and Support, Welsh Government

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3 Papers to note

(12:30)

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3.1 Correspondence to the Chair from Lord Timpson, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending regarding Welsh Disaggregated Data Update

(Pages 64 - 65)

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3.2 Correspondence to the Chair from Philipa Hughes of 38.6 Solutions Limited regarding residential placements for mothers and their children as an alternative to custody

(Pages 66 - 69)

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3.3 Correspondence to the Chair from Jannat Ahmed regarding inadequate funding available to Welsh publishers

(Page 70)

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3.4 Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government regarding reform of Fire and Rescue Authorities in Wales

(Page 71)

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3.5 Correspondence to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee from the Deputy First Minister regarding the Inter - Ministerial Standing Committee

(Page 72)

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting

(12:30)

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Private meeting

(12:30-13:00)

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5 Draft Budget 2026-27: consideration of evidence

(12:30 - 12:45)

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6 British Sign Language Bill: second consideration of draft report

(12:45-13:00) (Pages 73 - 135)

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