Concise Minutes - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Meeting time: 08.58 - 12.13
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5186

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Dai Lloyd AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Angela Burns AM Helen Mary Jones AM Julie Morgan AM Lynne Neagle AM Rhianon Passmore AM Gareth Bennett AM
Witnesses:	Sarah Crawley, Barnardo's Cymru Lynne Hill, Children in Wales Geraint Turner, YMCA Huw Owen, Alzheimer’s Society Cymru Dawn Walters, Alzheimer’s Society Cymru Jayne Goodrick, Carer Ceri Higgins, Carer Damien McCann, Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru Kim Sparrey, Welsh Local Government Association Susan Elsmore, Welsh Local Government Association Naomi Alleyne, Welsh Local Government Association
Committee Staff:	Claire Morris (Clerk) Tanwen Summers (Second Clerk) Lowri Jones (Deputy Clerk) Philippa Watkins (Researcher) Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser) Stephen Boyce (Researcher) Amy Clifton (Researcher)

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1 Autism (Wales) Bill: Consideration of draft report

1.1 The Committee considered the draft report.

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2 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

2.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

2.2 Apologies were received from Neil Hamilton AM, Gareth Bennett AM attended as a substitute.

2.3 In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Julie Morgan AM and Helen Mary Jones AM both declared that they were previously employed by Barnardo’s Cymru.

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3 Impact of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to Carers: Evidence session with children's organisations

3.1 The Committee received evidence from children's organisations.

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4 Impact of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to Carers: Evidence session with Alzheimer's Society Cymru

4.1 The Committee received evidence from Alzheimer's Society Cymru.

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5 Impact of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to Carers: Evidence session with Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru and Welsh Local Government Association

5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru and Welsh Local Government Association.

5.2 The Welsh Local Government Association agreed to share with the Committee a copy of Social Care Wales’ document outlining best practice for a carer’s needs assessment once it is available.

5.3 The Committee agreed to write with any questions that were not reached during the evidence session

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6 Paper(s) to note

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6.1 Autism (Wales) Bill: Additional Information from the Welsh Local Government Association

6.1 The Committee noted the additional information.

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6.2 Autism (Wales) Bill: Letter from Paul Davies, Member in Charge, to Chair of Finance Committee

6.2 The Committee noted the letter.

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7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

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

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8 Impact of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to Carers: Consideration of evidence

8.1 The Committee agreed to defer this item to a future meeting.

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9 Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2019-20: Consideration of draft report

9.1 The Committee agreed to consider the draft report outside of Committee.

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