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Young people with speech, language and communication needs

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.

Note: Meeting Agenda can change at short notice. Particularly where future meeting dates are indicated more than a week in advance. Please check before planning to attend a Committee Meeting that the item you are interested in has not been moved.

 

 

Meeting: 30/06/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding funding for the provision of Speech and Language Therapy for young people in the youth justice system in Wales

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Meeting: 14/10/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the National Deaf Children's Society Cymru to the Chair regarding the suspension of the Made for Wales British Sign Language GCSE qualification

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Meeting: 30/09/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists to the Chair regarding the Committee's report: "60%:giving them a voice"

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Meeting: 10/06/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence between the Chair and the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice regarding the summit on Speech, Language and Communication held on January 24 2024

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Meeting: 22/01/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence from Auditory Verbal UK to the Chair regarding improving hearing outcomes for deaf babies

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Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence with Lord Bellamy, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, regarding the Committee report on speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system

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Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence with the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding speech and language therapists within youth justice

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Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

6 Correspondence with the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding the Committee report on speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system

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Meeting: 28/06/2023 - Plenary (Item 6)

Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee report - 60% - Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system

NDM8304 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee report, '60% - Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system', laid on 19 April 2023.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 21 June 2023.

Minutes:

The item started at 16.14

NDM8304 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee report, '60% - Giving them a voice: Speech, language and communication needs in the youth justice system', laid on 19 April 2023.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 21 June 2023.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Meeting: 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Written response from the Welsh Government to the report by the Equality and Social Justice Committee entitled: "60% - Giving them a voice - Speech, Language and Communication Needs in the Youth Justice System"

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Meeting: 05/12/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system: panel two

Darren Trollope, Head of Planning and Advice, Youth Justice Board

 

Alison Davies, Principal Officer, Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice Service

 

Amanda Turner, Operations Manager, Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice Service

 

Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman, North Wales Police

 

Emma Wools, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, South Wales Police

 

Eleri Thomas, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Gwent Police

 

 

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Darren Trollope, Head of Planning and Advice, Youth Justice Board

 

Alison Davies, Principal Officer, Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice Service

 

Amanda Turner, Operations Manager, Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice Service

 

Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman, North Wales Police

 

Emma Wools, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, South Wales Police

 

Eleri Thomas, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Gwent Police

Meeting: 05/12/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system: panel one

 

Pippa Cotterill, Head of Wales Office for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

 

Kim Jenkins, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Clinical Lead for Youth Justice at Swansea Bay University Health Board

 

Dr Dave Williams, Consultant Adolescent and Child Psychiatrist

 

Adam Edwards, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Mental Health Advisor, Forensic CAMHS Lead and YOS Team Manager

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Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Pippa Cotterill, Head of Wales Office for the Royal College of Speech and

Language Therapists

 

Kim Jenkins, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Clinical

Lead for Youth Justice at Swansea Bay University Health Board

 

Dr Dave Williams, Consultant Adolescent and Child Psychiatrist

 

Adam Edwards, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Mental Health Advisor,

Forensic CAMHS Lead and YOS Team Manager

Meeting: 05/12/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system: consideration of the evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence and agreed to seek additional information in relation to several points raised during the sessions.

 

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