Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - The Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 23 May 2018

Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.36
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4823

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Dai Lloyd AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Jayne Bryant AM David Melding AM (In place of Angela Burns AM) Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Caroline Jones AM Julie Morgan AM Lynne Neagle AM
Witnesses:	Sarah Stone, Samaritans Emma Harris, Samaritans Susan Francis, Samaritans Professor Keith Lloyd, Royal College of Psychiatrists Gwenllian Parry, North Wales Suicide and Self-harm Working Group Avril Bracey, Mid and South West Wales Regional forum Angela Samata, Ambassador for SOBS
Committee Staff:	Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Tanwen Summers (Deputy Clerk) Philippa Watkins (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Angela Burns AM. David Melding AM attended as a substitute.

1.3 In accordance with Standing Order 17.22, Rhun ap Iorwerth was appointed temporary Chair for the duration of the meeting on 7 June 2018.

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2 Suicide Prevention: Evidence session with Samaritans

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Samaritans Cymru.

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3 Suicide Prevention: Evidence with Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Professor Keith Lloyd, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales.

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4 Suicide Prevention: Evidence session with regional multi-agency suicide forums

4.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the regional multi-agency suicide forums.

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5 Suicide Prevention: Evidence session with Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS)

5.1 The Committee received evidence from Angela Samata, Ambassador for Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS).

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6 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

6.1 The Committee agreed to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

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7 Suicide Prevention: Consideration of evidence

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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