Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

 

 

 

09:00-12:30

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Index/8fa146e4-f18b-402f-a762-e518fed82888

 

 

Concise Minutes:

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Assembly Members:

 

Christine Chapman AM (Chair)

Peter Black AM

Jocelyn Davies AM

Janet Finch-Saunders AM

Mike Hedges AM

Mark Isherwood AM

Gwyn R Price AM

Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Des Mannion, Head of Service for Wales, NSPCC Cymru/Wales

Sara Reid, Children are Unbeatable! Cymru

Eleri Griffiths, Children in Wales

Menna Thomas, Barnardo’s

Professor Emma Renold, Sexualities and Gender Research Group, Cardiff University

Professor Jonathan Shepherd, Cardiff University

Professor Jackie Jones, Bristol Law School

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Sarah Beasley (Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Deputy Clerk)

Hannah Johnson (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public.

1.2        Apologies for absence were received from Leighton Andrews and Jenny Rathbone.

 

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2    Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2 (Panel of Children's Organisations)

2.1 The committee received evidence from:

 

Des Mannion: National Head of Service NSPCC Wales;

Sara Reid, Co-ordinator, Children are Unbeatable! Cymru;

Eleri Griffiths, Development and Training Officer, Children in Wales;

Menna Thomas, Senior Research and Policy Officer, Banardos Cymru.

 

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3    Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual: Evidence Session 3 (Panel of Academics)

3.1 The committee received evidence from: 

 

Professor Emma Renold, School of Social Sciences;  Cardiff University;

Professor Jonathan Shepherd, Violence Research Group, Cardiff University;

Professor Jackie Jones, Professor of Feminist Legal Studies, Bristol Law School, UWE Chair, Wales Assembly of Women President, European Women Lawyers Association.

 

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4    Papers to note

4.1 The committee noted the papers.

 

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5    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Items 6, 7 and 8

5.1 The committee agreed the motion.

 

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6    Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 - discussion of evidence sessions 2 and 3

6.1 The committee discussed the evidence received.

 

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7    Holiday Caravan Sites (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft Stage 1 Report

7.1 The committee discussed the Stage 1 report.

 

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8    Legislative Consent Memorandum: Deregulation Bill

8.1 The Committee considered the LCM.

 

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