Agenda - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 (Ty Hywel)

Meeting date: 9 February 2026

Meeting time: 13.30
For further information contact:

Mared Llwyd

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEquality@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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Pre-meeting registration

(13:15-13:30)

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Public meeting

(13:30-15:00)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13:30)

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2 Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

(13:30-15:00) (Pages 1 - 22)

Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Heledd Morgan, Director of Implementation and Impact,  Future Generations Commissioner’s Office

Helen Nelson, Director of Strategic Planning and Climate & Nature, Future Generations Commissioner’s Office

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3 Papers to note

(15:00)

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3.1 Correspondence to the Chair from FareShare Cymru providing additional information following an oral evidence session on 19 January 2026 regarding the inquiry into access to healthy and affordable food

(Pages 23 - 31)

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3.2 Correspondence to the Chair from Liz Gordon, Sustainable Food Partnership Co-ordinator at Conwy Borough council regarding the inquiry into access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food

(Pages 32 - 34)

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3.3 Correspondence to the Chair from Ian Barrow, Executive Director HM Prison and Probation Service in Wales and Community Accommodation Service regarding the number of children in Wales that are affected by parental imprisonment

(Page 35)

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3.4 Correspondence from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding Parc Prison and Criminal Justice in Wales

(Pages 36 - 37)

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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 and for the entirety of the Committee's meeting on 23 February 2026

(15:00)

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Private meeting

(15:00-15:15)

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5 Annual scrutiny of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales: consideration of evidence

(15:00-15:15)

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