Meeting Venue:
Committee Room 3 - Senedd
Meeting date: Monday, 29 January 2018
Meeting time: 14.03 - 16.59
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4505
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Category |
Names |
Assembly Members: |
Nick Ramsay AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Vikki Howells AM Rhianon Passmore AM Lee Waters AM |
Witnesses: |
Irfan Alam, Cardiff City Council Kate Devonport, Conwy County Borough Council Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales Sally Jenkins, All Wales Heads of Children’s Services Rachel Thomas, Children’s Commissioner for Wales Gareth Jenkins, Caerphilly County Borough Council |
Wales Audit Office: |
Anthony Barrett – Assistant Auditor General for Wales |
Committee Staff: |
Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk) |
1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.
1.2 Apologies were received from Neil Hamilton AM and Adam Price AM. There were no substitutes.
1.3 The Chair welcomed the visitors from the Bermuda Public Accounts Committee who were observing the session.
2.1 The papers were noted.
3.1 The Committee took evidence from Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales and Rachel Thomas, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Office for the Children’s Commissioner for Wales as part of their inquiry into care experienced children and young people.
4.1 The Committee took evidence from Irfan Alam, Assistant Director Children’s Services, Cardiff City Council; Kate Devonport, Head of Children, Family & Safeguarding Services, Conwy County Borough Council; Sally Jenkins, Head of Children and Family Services, Newport City Council and Gareth Jenkins, Assistant Director for Children’s Services, Caerphilly County Borough Council as part of their inquiry into care experienced children and young people.
5.1 The motion was agreed.
6.1 The evidence was considered.