Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 11 October 2018

Meeting time: 09.30 - 14.05
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5180

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Dai Lloyd AM (Chair) Angela Burns AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Neil Hamilton AM Julie Morgan AM Lynne Neagle AM Rhianon Passmore AM
Witnesses:	Dr Mair Hopkin, Royal College of General Practitioners Wales Dr Jane Fenton-May, Royal College of General Practitioners Naomi Alleyne, Welsh Local Government Association Keith Ingram, Vale of Glamorgan Council Clair Lister, Conwy County Borough Council Jo Taylor, Flintshire County Council Dr Nicola Griffiths, Gwent Integrated Autism Service Sian Lewis, Gwent Integrated Autism Service Dr Rona Aldridge, Integrated Autism Service Cardiff and the Vale Wendy Thomas, National Professional Lead for Autism Dr Catherine Norton, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) Dr Martin Simmonds, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Professor Alka Ahuja, Aneurin Bevan Health Board Dr Amani Hassan, Royal College of Psychiatrists Nigel Atter, British Psychological Society Dr Kate Swindon, Conwy County Borough Council Andrea Higgins, Cardiff University
Committee Staff:	Claire Morris (Clerk) Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk) Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser) Amy Clifton (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 Dawn Bowden AM.
1.3 The Chair noted the Committee will formally write to Caroline Jones AM to thank her for her contribution to the Committee and welcomed Neil Hamilton AM to the Committee.

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2 Autism (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with representatives of Local Health Boards and the Royal College of General Practitioners

2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of Local Health Boards and the Royal College of General Practitioners.

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3 Autism (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with Welsh Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Social Services

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Social Services.
3.2 The Welsh Local Government Association agreed to provide examples of good practice of collaboration between Local Health Boards and additional information on the funding allocation from the Welsh Government to the Committee.

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4 Autism (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Community of Practice for adult diagnosis and Integrated Autism Service practitioners

4.1 The Committee received evidence from the Community of Practice for adult diagnosis and Integrated Autism Service practitioners.
4.2. The Community of Practice for adult diagnosis and Integrated Autism Service practitioners agreed to provide statistical data relating to the variety of services available to those who have been diagnosed with ASD.

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5 Autism (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

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6 Autism (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the British Psychological Society and the Association of Educational Psychologists

6.1 The Committee received evidence from the British Psychological Society and the Association of Educational Psychologists.

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7 Papers to note

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7.1 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance to the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding the definition of prevention in relation to spending

7.1 The Committee noted the letter.

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7.2 Dentistry in Wales: Additional information from the British Dental Association

7.2 The Committee noted the additional information.

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8 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting and for the meeting on 17 October, when the Committee will be undertaking engagement work with stakeholders as part of its inquiry on the impact of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to Carers

8.1 The Committee agreed to the Motion.

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9 Autism (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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