Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Meeting time: 08.50 - 12.07
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4313

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Michelle Brown AM Hefin David AM John Griffiths AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Darren Millar AM Mark Reckless AM
Witnesses:	Alun Davies AM, Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language Kirsty Williams AM, Cabinet Secretary for Education Andrew Clark, Deputy Director Further Education and Apprenticeship Division, Welsh Government Chris Jones, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Welsh Government Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales Sara Jermin, Children’s Commissioner for Wales Rachel Thomas, Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Committee Staff:	Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Sian Thomas (Researcher)

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Transcript

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members. Apologies were received from Julie Morgan AM, there was no substitute. 

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2 Cabinet Secretary for Education and Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language - Scrutiny Session

2.1 The Committee scrutinised the Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language. They agreed to provide the following:

· The calculations underpinning the additional £10m that would be made available to HEFCW following the Statement of 18 October on Student Finance;

· A note of the views of Universities on the Welsh Baccalaureate. 

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3 Children's Commissioner Annual Report 2016 -17

3.1 The Committee scrutinised the Commissioner on her Annual Report.

3.2 The Commissioner agreed to provide a note detailing examples of  Child Rights Impact Assessments that have led to positive change. 

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4 Paper(s) to note

4.1 The paper was noted.

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4.1 Letter from the Chair of Public Accounts Committee

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