Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 5 March 2020

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.26
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/5922

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM Janet Finch-Saunders AM Siân Gwenllian AM
Witnesses:	Sharon Davies, Association of Directors of Education in Wales Nick Williams, Association of Directors of Education in Wales David Hopkins, Welsh Local Government Association Sarah Stone, Samaritans Liz Williams, Samaritans Dr Ian Johnson, Mind Cymru
Committee Staff:	Tanwen Summers (Second Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Sian Hughes (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members, apologies were received from Hefin David AM and Suzy Davies AM, there were no substitutes.

1.2 Under Standing Order 17.24A Lynne Neagle AM declared that she is Chair of the Cross Party Group on suicide prevention, to which the Samaritans provide secretariat support.

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2 Education Otherwise than at School - evidence session 5

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Welsh Local Government Association and the Association of Directors for Education in Wales.

2.2 Due to time constraints, the Chair indicated that the Committee may write with further questions.

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3 Education Otherwise than at School - evidence session 6

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Samaritans and Mind Cymru.

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4 Paper to note

4.1 The paper was noted.

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

5.1 The Motion was agreed.

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6 Education Otherwise than at School  - consideration of the evidence

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the evidence sessions.

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