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Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee |
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Committee Room 2 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 20 February 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09.00 - 12.15 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Christine Chapman (Chair) Peter Black Jocelyn Davies Mike Hedges Mark Isherwood Gwyn R Price Jenny Rathbone Rhodri Glyn Thomas |
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Witnesses: |
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Rhian Davies, Chief Executive, Disability Wales Cathryn Marcus, Disability Wales Graeme Francis, Age Cymru Ceri Cryer, Age Cymru Catriona Williams, Chief Executive, Children in Wales Lynne Hill, Children in Wales |
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Committee Staff: |
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Sarah Beasley (Clerk) Leanne Hatcher (Deputy Clerk) Robin Wilkinson (Researcher) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 The Chair Welcomed Members and members of the public.
1.2 Apologies for absence received from Rhodri Glyn Thomas and Janet Finch–Saunders.
2 Inquiry into Public Libraries in Wales: Evidence Session 3 Disability Wales
2.1 The committee received evidence from Disability Wales.
2.2 Communities agreed to provide a link to case studies on digital inclusion.
2.3 The Committee agreed to write to the local authorities in Wales to ask them if they have undertaken equality impact assessments before deciding on the closure of a library in its area
3 Inquiry into Public Libraries in Wales: Evidence Session 4 Age Cymru
3.1 The committee received evidence from Age Cymru.
4 Inquiry into Public Libraries in Wales: Evidence Session 5 Children in Wales
4.1 The Committee received evidence from Children in Wales.
5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Item 6
6 Consideration of the budget process
6.1 The Committee discussed the consideration of the budget process.