Concise Minutes - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 13 November 2019

Meeting time: 09.32 - 11.42
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5747

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	John Griffiths AM (Chair) Huw Irranca-Davies AM Mark Isherwood AM Caroline Jones AM Leanne Wood AM
Witnesses:	Richard Edwards, The Huggard Centre Martin Blakebrough, Kaleidoscope Lindsay Cordery-Bruce, The Wallich Charlotte Waite, Platfform Dr Karen Sankey, Community Care Collaborative Dr Keith Reid, Swansea Bay University Health Board Josie Smith, Public Health Wales
Committee Staff:	Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Yan Thomas (Deputy Clerk) Jonathan Baxter (Researcher) Gareth David Thomas

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies for absence were received from Dawn Bowden AM. 

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2 Rough sleeping in Wales follow up: evidence session

2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

•   Martin Blakebrough, Group Chief Executive, Kaleidoscope

•   Lindsay Cordery-Bruce, Chief Executive, The Wallich

•   Richard Edwards, Chief Executive, Huggard

•   Charlotte Waite, Director of Transformation and Systems Change, Platfform

•   Dr Keith Reid, Deputy Director of Public Health, Swansea Bay University Health Board

•   Dr Karen Sankey, Chief Executive, Community Care Collaborative

•   Josie Smith, Head of Substance Misuse Programme, Public Health Wales NHS Trust

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3 Papers to note

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3.1 Correspondence to the Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding rough sleeping in Wales - 4 November 2019

3.1a The Committee noted the correspondence to the Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding rough sleeping in Wales.

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3.2 Correspondence from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip regarding the equality data published by Welsh public bodies - 4 November 2019

3.2a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip regarding the equality data published by Welsh public bodies.

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3.3 Correspondence from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales regarding the request for further information - 7 November 2019

3.3a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales regarding the request for further information.

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and items 1 and 2 of the meeting on 21 November 2019

4.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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5 Rough sleeping in Wales follow up - consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received under item 2.

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