Meetings
Scrutiny of the Children's Commissioner for Wales
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
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Meeting: 20/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 20/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 20/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd
3 Letter from the Children's Commissioner for Wales - additional information following the 6 November scrutiny session on the Annual Report 2018-19
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 14/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 14/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 14/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd
3 Email from the Trustee and Welsh Liaison for Education Otherwise regarding the draft statutory guidance for local authorities on home education
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 14/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 14/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 14/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd
3 Letter from Protecting Home Education Wales regarding the draft statutory guidance for local authorities on home education
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 10/02/2016 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)
5 Letter from Presiding Officer - Review of the Office of Children's Commissioner for Wales
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 04/11/2015 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Scrutiny of the Children's Commissioners Annual Report
CYPE(4)-26-15
– Paper 1 – Response to the recommendations from the Independent Review of the
Role and Functions of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales
CYPE(4)-26-15
– Private paper 2 – Annual Report
Sally Holland, Children's Commissioner for Wales
Eleri
Thomas, Chief Executive
Hywel
Dafydd, Public Affairs Officer
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 19 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Paper 1, item 2
PDF 923 KB
- Restricted enclosure 21 , View reasons restricted (2/3)
Minutes:
The
Committee scrutinised the Commissioner on the Annual report. The Commissioner
noted that she would shortly be submitting a note on the Draft Wales Bill.
Meeting: 04/06/2015 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Letter from the Children's Commissioner for Wales
CYPE(4)-16-15
– Paper to note 5
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 14/05/2015 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
Discussions with the Children's Commissioner for Wales
Professor
Sally Holland – Children’s Commissioner for Wales
CYPE(4)-14-15 – Private paper 1
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 28 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
The
Committee discussed the Commissioner’s future agenda.
Meeting: 11/12/2014 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Additional information from the Children's Commissioner for Wales following the meeting on 13 November
CYPE(4)-30-14
– Paper to note 1
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 03/12/2014 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 Additional information from the Children's Commissioner following the meeting on 13 November
CYPE(4)-29-14
– Paper to note 8
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 13/11/2014 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Children's Commissioner for Wales Annual Report
CYPE(4)-27-14
– Paper 1 – Annual Report
CYPE(4)-27-14
– Paper 2 – Commissioner’s Briefing
Keith
Towler, Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Eleri
Thomas, Chief Executive
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 40 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- CYPE(4)-27-14 - Paper 1 - Annual Report, item 3
PDF 111 KB
- CYPE(4)-27-14 - Paper 2 - Commissioner's Briefing, item 3
PDF 368 KB
Minutes:
Members questioned the
Children's Commissioner's on his Annual Report.
The Commissioner agreed to provide the following:
An
update on local authority responses to the Commissioner’s letter regarding the monitoring
of budget cuts on the provision of services to children and young people.
A
note on the Children and Young People Assessments, in relation to the Social
Services and Well-being Act.
Meeting: 15/01/2014 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)
4 Additional information from the Children's Commissioner for Wales following the meeting on 6 November
CYP(4)-01-14 – Paper to note
3
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 06/11/2013 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Children's Commissioner's Annual Report
CYP(4)-28-13 – Paper 1- Commissioner’s Annual Report
Keith Towler, Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Eleri Thomas, Chief Executive
Supporting documents:
- Research briefing paper
- CYP(4)-28-13 - Paper 1 - Commissioner's Annual Report, item 2
PDF 12 MB
Minutes:
Members questioned the Children's Commissioner's on his Annual Report. The Commissioner agreed to provide a note on the following:
Administrative costs and accounting procedures within the office over the past two years;
Specific details on the process of the Childs Rights Impact Assessments and
Further details on the Commissioner’s work into access for disabled children and young people in mainstream education, pupil referral unit and short breaks.
The Commissioner agreed to provide the Committee with a briefing on provision of CAMHS services.
The Committee agreed to write to the Commissioner with further questions.
Meeting: 04/10/2012 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
Children's Commissioner's Annual Report
Keith Towler, Children’s Commissioner for Wales
Eleri Thomas, Chief Executive
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed Keith Towler and Eleri Thomas. Members questioned the witnesses on Children's Commissioner's Annual Report.
Action Points:
The Children’s Commissioner agreed to provide further
information on:
·
the efficiency
savings made by his office in response to the decrease in income for the
financial year 2011-12.
·
the time taken to
resolve the case study on page 27 of the Commissioner’s annual report relating
to a fostered child not in education.
·
the
current status of the National Service Framework (NSF) for Children, Young
People and Maternity Services, once received from the Welsh Government;
·
measuring child poverty.
Meeting: 05/10/2011 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
Children's Commissioner for Wales: Annual Report
Supporting documents:
- CYP(4)-04-11 Paper 2 - Children's Commissioners Annual Report (embargoed)
Minutes:
3.1 The Chair welcomed Keith Towler, Children’s Commissioner for Wales to the meeting. Members questioned the Commissioner.
3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Health and Social Services about the continued lack of guidance for assessing children’s health care needs.
3.3 The Committee agreed to write to the Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services about the Welsh Government’s progress in implementing the recommendations of the previous Children and Young People Committee’s report on child budgeting; and the delay in the production of the Child Poverty Strategy Delivery Plan.