Children, Young People and Education Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:20 - 12:05

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:


http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200000_12_02_2014&t=0&l=en

 

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Ann Jones (Chair)

Angela Burns

Keith Davies

Suzy Davies

Rebecca Evans

Bethan Jenkins

David Rees

Aled Roberts

Simon Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Vaughan Gething, Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty

Kate Cassidy, Welsh Government

Martin Swain, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Gareth Rogers (Second Clerk)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

Victoria Paris

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

The Chair welcomed Committee members.  There were apologies from Lynne Neagle, there was no substitute.

 

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2    Ministerial Scrutiny Session: Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty

The Committee took evidence from the Deputy Minister.  He agreed to provide a note on the following: 

 

Flying Start

the work carried out by Professor Edward Melhuish;

the implementation, process and role of Account Managers;

the number (and percentage of the total numbers of Flying Start beneficiaries) of children benefitting from each of the four elements of the programme;

any other information on the double counting of children within the total number of children benefitting from Flying Start.

Families First

The specific outcomes for children and families that the Families First evaluation process will measure;

When the first set of data which measures evidence in progressing these outcomes will be published.

 

Play

The collaboration between primary and secondary schools for play based facilities.

 

The Committee agreed to send the questions that were not asked for a written response.

 

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3    Consideration of Committee Forward Work Programme

The Committee discussed the forward work programme.

 

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4    Inquiry into Childhood Obesity - Consideration of Draft Report

The Committee considered the draft report.  This will be considered again at the meeting on 5 March.

 

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5    Additional Information provided to the Committee

 

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5.1  Additional Information from the Wales Audit Office on CAMHS

 

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5.2  Report : National Evaluation of Flying Start : impact report

 

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