Grwp Cynulliad Trawsbleidiol ar Blant a Phobl Ifanc
Cross-Party Group on Children
Annual Report October 2013 - September 2014
Group Membership and Office Holders:
Julie Morgan AM
Aled Roberts AM
David Melding AM
Lindsay Whittle AM
The group is serviced by Children in Wales.
Lynne Hill, Children in Wales, Secretariat
Meetings:
Meeting 1: Tuesday 19 November 2013
Topic: The Human Rights Imperative to Prohibit all Corporal Punishment of Children
Speaker: Professor Kirsten Sandberg Chair, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
Invitees/Acceptances:
Aled Roberts Member for North Wales
Andy James Barnardo’s Cymru
Christine Chapman AM Member for Cynon Valley
David Melding AM Member for South Wales Central
Dilwar Ali Councillor for Llandaff North
Eleri Griffiths Children are Unbeatable! Cymru
Eleri Thomas Office of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Garry Hunt Councillor for Llanishen
Gemma Brown Barnardo’s Cymru
Gretta Marshall Councillor for Splott
Jan Pickles OBE NSPCC
Jane Williams Wales Observatory on Human Rights of Children & Young People
Jonathan Wynne Evans County Councillor
Karen Graham Glyndwr University
Kevin Lawrence Barnardo’s Cymru
Kirsten Sandberg United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
Kristie Stewart Barnardo’s Cymru
Lesley Parratt Independent/Childhood Studies, MA Student
Liana Sterio Barnardo’s Cymru
Lindsay Whittle AM Member for South Wales East
Marie Navarro Your Legal Eyes
Maureen Ingham BAAF Cymru
Meg Kissack Welsh Women’s Aid
Mike Greenaway Play Wales
Mike Jones Millbank Primary School
Pamela Davies Flying Start
Pat Dunmore Pat Dunmore Consultancy
Peter Newell Children are Unbeatable! Alliance
Richard Cook Cabinet Member Social Care, Health & Wellbeing
Robin Moulster BASW Cymru
Sara Reid Children Are Unbeatable Cymru
Sara Wiggins Flying Start
Sean Newton Barnardo’s Cymru
Simon Thomas AM Member for Mid & West Wales
Siobhan Corria Councillor for Llandaff North
Sue Copner Cardiff County Council
Tim Ruscoe Barnardo’s Cymru
Tom King Flying Start
Trudy Aspinwall Travelling Ahead
Viv Laing NSPCC
Meeting 2: Tuesday 28 January 2014
Topic: Time to do the RIGHT thing for children
There were three presentations identifying the reasons for the Children are Unbeatable campaign.
Andy James Assistant Director – Policy, Barnardos Cymru
Jan Pickles NSPCC Cymru
Chris Dodd Churches for Non Violence
List of Attendees:
Pat Dunmore Child Rights Policy Officer Save the Children
Andy James Assistant Director-Policy Barnardo’s
Sara Reid Campaign Coordinator Children are Unbeatable/S’Dim Curo Plant
Peter Newell Coordinator Children are Unbeatable England
Viv Laing Policy & Public Affairs Manager NSPCC
Hellen Taylor Children’s Services Manager Barnardos
Sharon Lovell Director NYAS
Ann Bell Development Manager Wales Adoption UK
Catriona Williams Chief Executive Children in Wales
Eleri Griffiths Children Are Unbeatable
Robin Moulster Manager BASW Cymru
Elsbeth Webb Reader in Child Health Cardiff University
Nick Morris Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Siobhan Corria Councillor Cardiff City Council
Jan Pickles Service Head - Developed Nations NSPCC Cymru
Chris Dodd Churches Network for Non-Violence
Liz Jones Family Support Development Officer Children in Wales
Representative Welsh Women’s Aid
Meeting 3: Wednesday 12 February 2014
Topic: Impact of Welfare Reform in Wales.
There were two presentations identifying the key issues and concerns in Wales:
Fran Targett, Director of Citizens Advice Cymru will talk about the issues that are being raised by the public in Wales.
Dr Liz Jones, Development officer, Children in Wales outlined her findings from research with Welsh MPs and AMs on the issues raised by families in Wales, in the light of the Welsh Government report; Analysing the impact of the UK Government’s Welfare Reforms in Wales.
List of Attendees:
Lynne Hill, Policy Director, Children in Wales
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Jones, Development Officer, Children in Wales
Fran Targett, Director, Citizen’s Advice Cymru
Julie Morgan AM
Sian Mile AMSS
Meeting 4: Wednesday 24 September 2014
Topic: A private matter? Children, human rights and domestic abuse
Mater preifat?: plant, hawliau dynol a cham-drin yn y cartre
There was a presentation by Dr Jocelynne Scutt, a feminist lawyer and one of Australia’s leading human rights barristers. She served as the first Anti-Discrimination Commissioner of Tasmania and as a judge in the High Court of Fiji. She is a member of the UN Committee against Trafficking, a board member of the International Alliance of Women and its representative for the International Criminal Court.
Attendees:
Julie Morgan AC/AM
Sian Mile Senior Research Officer, Welsh Assembly
Jocelyne Davies AM
Aled Roberts AC/AM
Lindsay Whittle AM / AC
Christine Chapman AC/ AM
Hon Dr Jocelynne Scutt Barrister & Human Rights Lawyer Visiting Fellow, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge
Delyth Byrne Senior Practitioner – Tros Gynnal
Robin Moulster Country Manager BASW Cymru
Eleri Griffiths Children Are Unbeatable
Sara Reid Children Are Unbeatable
Andy James Chair Children are Unbeatable Cymru
Tina Reece Public Affairs Manager Welsh Women’s Aid
Peter Newell End Corporal Punishment of Children
Viv Laing NSPCC
Pat Dunmore Freelance trainer and researcher, Pat Dunmore Consultancy
Alaw Griffiths Sixth Form School Pupil Disgybl chweched dosbarth
Maegan Davies-John Sixth Form School Pupil Disgybl chweched dosbarth
Claire Sharp Children in Wales
Cliff DePass People Advisor Cymru People Team
Paul Apreda National Manager / Rheolwr Cenedlaethol, FNF Both Parents Matter Cymru
Sara Jones Student Cardiff Women’s Aid, Safe AS children
Rhian Croake Save the Children
Diane Daniels Chair Tros Gynnal Plant, Vice Chair Children in Wales
Jane Harries Institute of Peace/Quakers
Emeritus Professor Jo Sibert OBE
Jonathan Evans Cardiff Councillor and member of Academics for Equal Protection
David Miller NSPCC
Colin Palfrey AMSS (Lindsay Whittle)
Professional lobbyists, voluntary organisations and charities with whom the Group
has met during the preceding year:
Children in Wales
25 Windsor Place
Cardiff
CF10 3BZ
Children Are Uneatable Cymru! Alliance
Barnardo’s
Trident Court
E Moors Rd
Cardiff
CF24 5TD
NSPCC
Diane Englehardt House
Treglown Court
Dowlais Road
Cardiff
CF24 5LQ
Citizen’s Advice Cymru
Quebec house
Castlebridge
5-19 Cowbridge Road East
Cardiff
Women’s Aid
Pendragon House,
Caxton Place,
Pentwyn,
Cardiff,
CF23 8XE
Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health
Baltic House
Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff
CF10 5FH
Homestart Wales
c/o The Home-Start Centre
8 - 10 West Walk
Leicester
LE1 7NA
Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Oystermouth House
Phoenix Way
Llansamlet
Swansea
SA7 9FS
Action for Children
St David's Court,
68a Cowbridge Road East,
Cardiff
CF11 9DN
Save the Children
8 Cathedral Road,
Cardiff,
South Glamorgan
CF1 9LJ
Churches for Non Violence
Enderley
North Road
Rickmansworth,
Hertz WD3 5LE
Tros Gynnal
12 North Rd,
Cardiff
CF10 3DY
Annual Financial Statement.
September 2014
Cross Party Group on Children
Julie Morgan AM (Chair)
|
Group’s Expenses |
None |
£0.00 |
|
Costs of all goods. |
No goods purchased |
£0.00 |
|
Benefits received by the group or individual Members from outside bodies
|
No benefits received |
£0.00 |
|
Any secretariat or other support.
|
No financial support received |
£0.00 |
|
Services provided to the Group such as hospitality. All refreshments paid for by Children Are Unbeatable Cymru! |
|
|
|
Refreshments for Meeting 1 Tuesday 19 November 2013 |
Refreshments for CPG meeting ordered from Charlton House. |
£293.76 |
|
Refreshments for Meeting 2 Tuesday January 28 2014 |
Refreshments for CPG meeting ordered from Charlton House. |
£256.44 |
|
Refreshments for Meeting 4
Wednesday 24 September 2014
|
Refreshments for CPG meeting ordered from Charlton House. |
£245.64 |