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
Altaf Hussain MS
Julie Morgan MS
Sioned Williams MS
Jane Dodds MS
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Witnesses:
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Jane Hutt MS, Cabinet Secretary for Social
Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Lorna Hall, Welsh Government
Andrew Charles, Welsh Government
Amelia John, Welsh Government
Ian Jones, Welsh Government
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Committee Staff:
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Rhys Morgan (Clerk)
Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)
Claire Thomas (Researcher)
Gareth David Thomas (Researcher)
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1
Introductions, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
The Chair welcomed Members, the Cabinet
Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip and her
officials to the meeting.
There were no apologies, substitutions or
declarations of interest made.
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2
Draft Budget 2026-27: evidence session
with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Members heard evidence from:
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
Members noted the papers.
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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
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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
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3.3
Correspondence to the Chair from Jannat
Ahmed regarding inadequate funding available to Welsh
publishers
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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
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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
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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
Members agreed the motion.
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5
Draft Budget 2026-27: consideration of
evidence
Members considered the evidence.
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6
British Sign Language Bill: second
consideration of draft report
Members agreed the draft report.
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