Children, Young People and Education Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 4 June 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.19 - 10.55

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/2945

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Angela Burns AM

Keith Davies AM

Janet Haworth AM (in place of Suzy Davies AM)

Ann Jones AM (Chair)

Bethan Jenkins AM

Mike Hedges AM (in place of Lynne Neagle AM)

David Rees AM

Simon Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Lesley Griffiths AM, The Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Welsh Government

Kate Cassidy, Welsh Government

Martin Swain, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1   Introductions, apologies and substitutions

The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.  Apologies were received from Suzy Davies, John Griffiths, Lynne Neagle and Aled Roberts.  Janet Haworth substituted for Suzy Davies and Mike Hedges for Lynne Neagle.

 

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2   Scrutiny of the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty

The Committee scrutinised the Minster on the issues relating to children and young people in her portfolio.  The Minister agreed to provide the Committee with the following:

 

Further detail on whether the families with disabled children element of the families first budget is being used to provide play facilities for children with disabilities; and

 

To share with the Committee the initial plans for Children in Wales’ participation project and any specific targets that had been set.

 

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3   Papers to note

The papers were noted.

 

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3.1 Letter from the Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee -  Care and Support (Eligibility) (Wales) Regulations

 

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3.2 Inquiry into Supply Teaching - Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee

 

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3.3 Inquiry into Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services

 

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3.4 Letter from the Children's Commissioner for Wales

 

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4   Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the whole of the meeting on 10 June

The motion was agreed.

 

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