Meetings

Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system

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: 03/06/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3.5)

3.5 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee regarding a Memorandum of Understanding between Welsh Ministers and HM Prison and the Probation Service

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Meeting: 03/06/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3.7)

3.7 Correspondence from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to Stephen Crabb MP regarding Parc prison

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Meeting: 26/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence from the Minister for Social justice and Chief Whip to the Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding an update regarding Women's Experiences in the Criminal Justice System

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Meeting: 19/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence between Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and the Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding Women's Experiences in the Criminal Justice System

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Meeting: 05/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence between the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip and the Equality and Social Justice Committee regarding the Committee's report on the Experiences of Women in the Criminal Justice System

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Meeting: 24/05/2023 - Plenary (Item 6)

Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee report - Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system

NDM8270 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee report: “Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system”, laid on 8 March 2023.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 17 May 2023.

 

Minutes:

The item started at 16.42

NDM8270 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee report: “Women’s experiences in the criminal justice system”, laid on 8 March 2023.

Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 17 May 2023.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Meeting: 24/04/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on women's experiences of the criminal justice system

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Meeting: 27/02/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 8)

8 Women's experiences in the criminal justice system: consideration of draft report

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Minutes:

Members considered and agreed the draft report, subject to minor amendments.

Meeting: 13/02/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)

7 Women's experiences in the criminal justice system: consideration of draft report

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Minutes:

The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to consider a revised draft at a future meeting.

 

Meeting: 30/01/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Minister for Social Justice regarding experiences of Women in the Criminal Justice System

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Meeting: 30/01/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence between the Chair and Safer Wales regarding Women's experience in the Criminal Justice System

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Meeting: 30/01/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence between the Chair and the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner regarding the North Wales Women Centre

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Meeting: 30/01/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence between the Chair and the Minister for Social Justice regarding racial disproportionality within the Welsh criminal justice system

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

2 Women's experiences in the criminal justice system: evidence session four

Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice

 

Karin Phillips, Deputy Director for Community Safety, Welsh Government

 

James Searle, Head of Crime and Justice Team, Welsh Government

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Members heard evidence from:

 

Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice

Karin Phillips, Deputy Director for Community Safety, Welsh Government

James Searle, Head of Crime and Justice Team, Welsh Government

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

Women's experiences in the criminal justice system: consideration of key issues

Minutes:

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

Meeting: 14/11/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Women's experiences of the Criminal Justice System - evidence session two

Fair Treatment for Women in Wales - Dee Montague-Coast

 

Public Health Wales (Adverse Childhood Experiences Hub) - Jo Hopkins

 

UK Health Security Agency – Dr Chantal Edge

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Members heard evidence from Dee Montague-Coast of Fair Treatment for Women in Wales, Jo Hopkins from Public Health Wales (Adverse Childhood Experiences Hub) and Dr Chantal Edge from the UK Health Security Agency.

Meeting: 14/11/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

Women's experiences in the criminal justice system - consideration of the evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence received during the session.

Meeting: 14/11/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Women's experiences of the Criminal Justice System - evidence session three

His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service - Nicola Davies and Victoria Harries

 

Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales and Chair of the Women in Justice in Wales Group - Emma Wools

 

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Members heard evidence from Nicola Davies and Victoria Harries of His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and Emma Wools, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales and Chair of the Women in Justice in Wales Group.

Meeting: 07/11/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 1)

The Committee visited HMP Styal and HMP Eastwood Park as part of the Committee's inquiry into women's experiences in the criminal justice system

Meeting: 24/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

Women's experiences in the criminal justice system - consideration of the evidence

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Members considered the evidence received during the session.

Meeting: 24/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Women's experiences in criminal justice system - evidence session one

Anne Fox, Clinks

Emily Evison, The Prison Reform Trust

Andrea Coomber KC, The Howard League for Penal Reform

 

Copies of all consultation responses received as part of the inquiry so far can be found here

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Minutes:

Members heard evidence from Andrea Coomber KC from the Howard League for Penal Reform, Anne Fox from Clinks and Emily Evison from the Prison Reform Trust.

 

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