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P-05-842 Give young people a voice when commissioning local services in Wales
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Meeting: 07/01/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 27 KB View as HTML (3/1) 10 KB
- 22.11.19 Correspondence - Minister for Health and Social Services to Chair, item 3 PDF 266 KB
- 10.12.19 Correspondence- Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 203 KB View as HTML (3/3) 6 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed that there appears to be little further that it could achieve at this time, given that the Welsh Government has ruled out introducing new duties. The Committee therefore agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioners for bringing it forward.
Meeting: 17/09/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 44 KB View as HTML (3/1) 26 KB
- 17.06.19 Correspondence - Minister for Health and Social Services to Chair, item 3 PDF 264 KB
- 07.08.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Chair, item 3 PDF 30 KB View as HTML (3/3) 31 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to write to the Minister
for Health and Social Services to ask:
·
for
a further update from the on the work underway led by the Strengthening and
Advancing Equality and Human Rights in Wales Working Group; and
·
express
the Committee’s support for the petitioners call for a statutory requirement to
include children and young people in the commissioning of children and young
people’s services.
Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 44 KB View as HTML (3/1) 10 KB
- 17.06.19 Correspondence - Minister for Health and Social Services to Chair, item 3 PDF 264 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered further correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services and agreed to seek the views of the petitioner on the response received from the Minister and particularly whether they are content with the commitment to identify a young person to act as a representative on the Group, before considering whether to take further action on the petition.
Meeting: 07/05/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 44 KB View as HTML (3/1) 10 KB
- 22.03.19 Correspondence - Minister for Health and Social Service to Chair, item 3 PDF 271 KB
- 29.04.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Chair, item 3 PDF 209 KB View as HTML (3/3) 9 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered further correspondence on the petition and agreed to:
·
write
back to the Minister for Health and Social Services to:
o
accept
the offer of a further update on the work underway;
o
ask
for this by the start of the autumn term; and
o
share
the concerns of the petitioners that the working group does not appear to
include representation from children and young people; and
·
consider
whether it is possible to engage with the Assembly’s Youth Parliament on the
issues raised.
Meeting: 29/01/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 29/01/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 44 KB View as HTML (3/1) 10 KB
- Legal Service note on the Rights of the Child and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
- 10.01.19 Correspondence - Children's Commissioner for Wales to the Chair, item 3 PDF 309 KB
- 22.01.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 3 PDF 66 KB View as HTML (3/4) 10 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales
and the petitioners, and agreed to:
- write back to the Welsh
Government to ask for a response to the latest evidence received, in
particular the Commissioner’s call for new duties to be placed on public
bodies to ensure that they are required to follow the requirements of the
UNCRC when making decisions and commissioning services, and to ask whether
the Minister will write to remind public bodies that they are expected to
follow existing guidance; and
- request a further legal
briefing in relation to whether existing legislative requirements in this
area could be strengthened and extended to all public bodies.
Meeting: 11/12/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 44 KB View as HTML (3/1) 10 KB
- 21.11.18 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair, item 3 PDF 286 KB
- 05.12.18 Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 29 KB View as HTML (3/3) 7 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered a response from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and
Social Services together with further comments from the petitioner and agreed
to:
·
write
to the Children’s Commissioner for Wales to ask for her views on:
o
current
practices in relation to ensuring young people are able to participate in and
inform the commissioning of services; and
o
whether
the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 is effective in
ensuring the participation of young people when commissioning local services;
and
- request a research brief on the
application of the Rights of Children and Young
Persons (Wales) Measure 2011 in relation to the commissioning of local
services for young people.
Meeting: 23/10/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2 PDF 44 KB View as HTML (2/1) 10 KB
- Research brief, item 2 PDF 81 KB View as HTML (2/2) 42 KB
- 30.09.18 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to the Chair, item 2 PDF 102 KB
- 17.10.18 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 2 PDF 43 KB View as HTML (2/4) 21 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write back
to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services to share the
petitioners’ comments and to ask him for a detailed response.