Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 18 July 2019

Meeting time: 09.00 - 14.22
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5523

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM (Temporary Chair) Hefin David AM Alun Davies AM (In place of Hefin David AM) Suzy Davies AM Janet Finch-Saunders AM Siân Gwenllian AM
Witnesses:	Dr David Blaney, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales Bethan Owen, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales Meilyr Rowlands, Estyn Jassa Scott, Estyn Professor Julie Lydon, Vice Chancellor, University of South Wales Professor Elizabeth Treasure, Aberystwyth University Ben Arnold, Policy Adviser, Higher Education Wales Maggie Griffiths, Grwp Llandrillo Menai Emil Evans, Cardiff and Vale College Mike Williams, Coleg Ceredigion Margaret Phelan, Regional Official, University and College Union (UCU) Dr Bethan Winter, University and College Union Rob Simkins, National Union of Students Joni Alexander, National Union of Students
Committee Staff:	Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Gareth Rogers (Second Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Phil Boshier (Researcher) Michael Dauncey (Researcher) Sian Thomas (Researcher) Lisa Salkeld (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 Under Standing Order 17.22 Dawn Bowden AM was elected as Temporary Chair for first part of the meeting. Lynne Neagle AM chaired the meeting from item 8. 

1.2 The Chair welcomed the Committee. Hefin David AM sent his apologies for the afternoon session. Alun David AM substituted.

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2 Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 - evidence session 1

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from HEFCW and Estyn.

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3 Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 - evidence session 2

3.2 The Committee heard evidence from Universities Wales.

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4 Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 - evidence session 3

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from Colegau Cymru.

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5 Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 - evidence session 4

5.1 The Committee heard evidence from NUS and UCU.

5.2 Under Standing Order 17.24A Hefin David AM declared he is a Member of UCU.

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6 Papers to note

6.1 The papers were noted.

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

7.1 The Motion was agreed.

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8 Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill  - consideration of draft report

8.1 The Committee considered the draft report. Subject to minor amendments the report was agreed. The Committee agreed to publish its report on 2 August.

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9 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2020 - 2021 - consideration of approach

9.1 The Committee agreed it’s approach to scrutinising the Welsh Government draft budget.

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10 Implications of Brexit: UK-wide common policy frameworks

10.1 The Committee agreed to write to relevant Ministers to request information.

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