Meetings
Strengthening and advancing equality and human 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: 24/03/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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- Transcript for 24/03/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence from Charles Whitmore to the Chair regarding strengthening and advancing Human Rights
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Meeting: 13/01/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)
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- Transcript for 13/01/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
3 Correspondence from the Chair of the Senedd's Cross Party Group on Human Rights to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding advancing Human Rights in Wales
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Meeting: 09/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
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- Transcript for 09/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 Correspondence between the Chair and the Law Society regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence to the Chair from the Law Society regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights - 21 November 2024, item 4
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- Correspondence from the Chair to the Law Society regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights - 15 October 2024 ,, item 4
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Meeting: 09/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
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4 Correspondence between the Chair and the Future Generations Commissioner regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence from the Chair to the Future Generations Commissioner regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights - 26 November 2024, item 4
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- Correspondence from the Chair to the Future Generations Commissioner regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights- 15 October 2024, item 4
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Meeting: 09/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
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- Transcript for 09/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 Correspondence between the Chair and the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence to the Chair from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights - 28 November 2024, item 4
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- Correspondence from the Chair to the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights - 15 October 2024, item 4
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Meeting: 02/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
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- Transcript for 02/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 Correspondence between the Chair and the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence to the Chair from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights - 28 November 2024, item 4
PDF 167 KB
- Correspondence from the Chair to the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights - 15 October 2024, item 4
PDF 93 KB
Meeting: 02/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
- Webcast for 02/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 02/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 Correspondence between the Chair and the Law Society regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence to the Chair from the Law Society regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights - 21 November 2024, item 4
PDF 131 KB
- Correspondence from the Chair to the Law Society regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights - 15 October 2024, item 4
PDF 103 KB
Meeting: 02/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
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- Transcript for 02/12/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 Correspondence between the Chair and the Future Generations Commissioner regarding strengthening and advancing equality and Human Rights
Supporting documents:
- Gohebiaeth at y Cadeirydd gan Gomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol ynghylch cryfhau a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol – 26 Tachwedd 2024, item 4
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- Gohebiaeth gan y Cadeirydd at Gomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol ynghylch cryfhau a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol – 15 Hydref 2024, item 4
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Meeting: 25/11/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
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- Transcript for 25/11/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 Correspondence between the Chair and the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales - 8 November 2024, item 4
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- Correspondence from the Chair to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales - 11 October 2024, item 4
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- Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales (confidential) - 8 November 2024 , View reasons restricted (4/3)
Meeting: 14/10/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
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4 Correspondence from the Equality and Human Rights Commission to the Chair regarding the Public consultation: "Updated Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations"
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Meeting: 16/09/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
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4 Correspondence from Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding consultation on their Strategic Plan 2025-28 - 17 July 2024
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Meeting: 04/12/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)
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- Transcript for 04/12/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
3 Correspondence to the Chair from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding the Equality and Human Rights Monitor 2023: Is Wales Fairer? report
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Meeting: 03/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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2 Correspondence from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
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Meeting: 12/09/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2.3)
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2.3 Correspondence from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
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Meeting: 11/07/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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2 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Social Justice regarding UK Government proposals to reform the Human Rights Act 1998
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Counsel General and the Minister for Social Justice - 8 July 2022, item 2
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Meeting: 20/06/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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2 Letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding experiences from health and social care: the treatment of lower paid ethnic minority workers
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Equality and Human Rights Commission regarding experiences from health and social care: the treatment of lower paid ethnic minority workers - 9 June 2022, item 2
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- EHRC report, item 2
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Meeting: 21/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)
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7 UK Government consultation on proposals to reform Human Rights Act 1998: consideration of draft correspondence
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 75 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
Minutes:
Members considered and agreed a letter to the Lord
Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
Meeting: 07/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
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4 Correspondence from Jane Dodds: Equality and Social Justice Committee workplan - Community rights
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Meeting: 07/03/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 8)
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8 UK Government consultation on reform of the Human Rights Act 1998: oral update
Supporting documents:
- Race Council Cymru's response to the UK Governments Consultation on proposals to reform the Human Rights Act 1998, item 8
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View as HTML (8/1) 23 KB
- Evidence from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, item 8
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- Joint letter from Scottish and Welsh Government to the Lord Chancellor, item 8
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Minutes:
Members considered the update on the UK Government consultation on reform of the Human Rights Act 1998.
Meeting: 01/11/2021 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)
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Strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales - consideration of evidence
Minutes:
5.1 Members considered the evidence received under item 2.
Meeting: 01/11/2021 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
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2 Strengthening and advancing equality and human rights in Wales
Professor Simon Hoffman – Swansea University
Dr Sarah Nason – Bangor University
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 91 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 Members received evidence related to equality and human rights.