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Children’s rights in 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: 11/03/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Summary of the roundtable discussion with the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the progress of children's rights in Wales

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4.3a The paper was noted.

Meeting: 04/03/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services - Report on the compliance with the duty under section one of the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011

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Meeting: 04/03/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Children's Commissioner for Wales to the Chair of the Children Young People and Education Committee regarding a Review of the Welsh Government's exercise of its functions: Home education and Independent Schools

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Meeting: 14/01/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee to the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Children’s Rights Report: next steps

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Meeting: 14/01/2021 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee regarding the Committee's inquiry into children's rights in Wales

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Meeting: 03/12/2020 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Children's rights in Wales - consideration of feedback from witnesses on the Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report

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6.1 The Committee noted the feedback from witnesses and agreed to write to the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services drawing her attention to the content of the stakeholder responses, and to request further information ahead of any Plenary debate.

 

Meeting: 03/12/2020 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services regarding a revised Children's Rights Scheme

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Meeting: 08/10/2020 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - consideration of the response from the Welsh Government

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7.1 The Committee considered a paper on the next steps. It agreed to write to key stakeholders who provided oral evidence to gather their views on:

- the Welsh Government’s response to the Committee’s recommendations; and

- any significant updates relevant to the report since the Committee took evidence.

Meeting: 26/02/2020 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Children's Rights in Wales - consideration of the draft report

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7.1 The Committee considered the draft report. An amended version would be circulated and agreed by email.  

Meeting: 26/02/2020 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding their inquiry into the monitoring and analysis of the use of restraint of children in primary, secondary and special schools in Wales and England

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Meeting: 13/02/2020 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales regarding Children's Rights in Wales

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Meeting: 08/01/2020 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services - additional information following the meeting on 6 November

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Meeting: 08/01/2020 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services - Children's Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs)

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Meeting: 20/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Session with Members of the Welsh Youth Parliament

Wednesday 20th  November is the 30th anniversary of the opening of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) for signatories. To mark this occasion, the Children, Young People and Education (CYPE) Committee has invited Welsh Youth Parliament (WYP) Members to attend a public session to discuss the WYP’s priorities and its members’ work on the CYPE Committee’s inquiry on children’s rights.

 

Youth Parliament representatives

Betsan Roberts, Welsh Youth Parliament Member for Cardiff North

Todd Murray, Welsh Youth Parliament Member for Bridgend

Ffion Griffith, Welsh Youth Parliament Member for Islwyn

Maisy Evans, Welsh Youth Parliament Member for Torfaen

 

 

 

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2.1 The Chair welcomed Members of the Welsh Youth Parliament and noted that the session had been arranged to mark the 30th anniversary of the UNCRC opening for signatories.

2.2 The Chair welcomed Dai Lloyd AM, the Chair of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. He was invited to join the session as the work of the Welsh Youth Parliament is relevant to all committees.

2.3 Members of the Welsh Youth Parliament discussed their priorities with the Committee, and their work on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s inquiry into Children’s Rights.

 

Meeting: 20/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - consideration of the key issues

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5.1 The Committee considered the key issues and agreed that the draft report would be considered at the meeting on 16 January 2020.

 

Meeting: 20/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Joint letter from the Observatory on Human Rights of Children and Children in Wales - additional information following the 16 October evidence session on children's rights in Wales

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Meeting: 20/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter to the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services - Children's Rights Impact Assessments

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Meeting: 06/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - consideration of the evidence

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

Meeting: 06/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - evidence session with the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan AM, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services

Karen Cornish, Deputy Director, Children & Families Division – Welsh Government

David Pearce, Head of Children's Branch – Welsh Government

 

 

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2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services.

2.2 The Deputy Minister agreed to provide details on the number of Welsh Ministers who have received specific training to help them deliver their legal responsibility to give ‘due regard’ to children’s rights when making decisions within their portfolios.  

 

Meeting: 06/11/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - Additional information from the Equality and Human Right Commission following the meeting on 16 October

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Meeting: 23/10/2019 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Chair of the Children, and Young People Committee in relation to Children’s rights in Wales

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3.3a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee in relation to Children’s rights in Wales

Meeting: 23/10/2019 - Health, Social Care and Sport Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Letter from Chair of Children, Young People and Education Committee on children's rights in Wales

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5.2 The Committee noted the letter.

Meeting: 16/10/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - consideration of the evidence

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8.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the sessions.

Meeting: 16/10/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - evidence session 4

Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Rachel Thomas, Head of Policy and Public Affairs

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5.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales.

Meeting: 16/10/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - evidence session 3

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Melissa Wood, Senior Associate
Hannah Wharf, Principal

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4.1        The Committee heard evidence from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

4.2        They agreed to provide international examples of how National Mechanisms for implementation, Reporting and Follow-up of UN recommendations operate in practise.

 

Meeting: 16/10/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - evidence session 2

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales
Dr Phillip Connor, Consultant in Paediatric Haematologist, Directorate Research and Development Lead, The Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales
Rhian Croke, Children’s Human Rights Advisor, Human Rights Wales
Rhian Thomas Turner, Senior Operations Manager, Children’s Hospital for Wales

 

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3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales.

Meeting: 16/10/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - evidence session 1

Wales UNCRC Monitoring Group

Sean O’Neil, Policy Director, Children in Wales

Tim Ruscoe, Public Affairs and Participation Officer, Barnardo’s Cymru

Dr Simon Hoffman, Associate Professor, Swansea University

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2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Wales UNCRC Monitoring Committee.

2.2 They agreed to provide from their recent research (on behalf of EHRC) examples where Children Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs) have been completed retrospectively to a policy being introduced.

 

 

 

Meeting: 10/10/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 1)

1 Children's Rights in Wales - engagement event

The Committee will be meeting with children across Wales to discuss Children Rights.

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1.1 The Committee met with children from Awel y Môr Primary School and Ysgol Pant y Rhedyn to discuss Children’s Rights.

Meeting: 02/10/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Inquiry into Children's Rights in Wales - briefing for engagement activity

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7.1 The Committee was briefed on arrangements for the engagement event on 10 October.

Meeting: 18/09/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Chair to the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services - request for information for the Committee's post legislative scrutiny of the Children's Rights Measure

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Meeting: 18/09/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services - Update on the Children's Rights Scheme

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Meeting: 08/11/2018 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from Powys County Council and Powys Teaching Health Board - consultation on draft pledge

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