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The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence
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Meeting: 08/05/2024 - Plenary (Item 6)
Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee report - How we must all play our part: a public health approach to halting the epidemic in gender-based violence
NDM8569 Jenny
Rathbone (Cardiff Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the Equality and Social Justice
Committee report, ‘How we must all play our part: a public health approach to
halting the epidemic in gender-based violence’, which was laid on Monday 15 January 2024.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 30 April 2024.
Minutes:
The item started at
15.51
NDM8569 Jenny
Rathbone (Cardiff Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
Notes the Equality and Social Justice
Committee report, ‘How we must all play our part: a public health approach to
halting the epidemic in gender-based violence’, which was laid on Monday 15 January 2024.
Note: The response of the Welsh Government to
the report was laid in the Table Office on 30 April 2024.
The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 18/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 1)
- Webcast for 18/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 18/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
1 The public health approach to preventing Gender Based Violence: Advisory group meeting
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
Members met with the Advisory Group - in private - to discuss the Welsh Government’s response to the Committee’s report regarding the public health approach to preventing Gender Based Violence.
Meeting: 11/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
- Webcast for 11/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/03/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 The public health approach to preventing Gender Based Violence: consideration of Welsh Government response
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 9 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- Written response, item 4 PDF 356 KB
Minutes:
Members considered the response.
Meeting: 26/02/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 26/02/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 26/02/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence from the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd to the Chair regarding the Committee's report on the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence
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Meeting: 04/12/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 04/12/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 04/12/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
7 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: consideration of draft report
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 18 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
- Restricted enclosure 19 , View reasons restricted (7/2)
- Restricted enclosure 20 , View reasons restricted (7/3)
Minutes:
Members considered the draft report and suggested some minor amendments. Members decided to further consider the report, once amendments had been made, outside of Committee.
Meeting: 23/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 23/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 23/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence with the Minister for Education and Welsh Language regarding the monitoring of gender based violence interventions in schools
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language regarding the monitoring of Gender Based Violence interventions in schools - 12 October 2023, item 2 PDF 181 KB
- Correspondence to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language regarding the monitoring of Gender Based Violence interventions in schools - 25 September 2023, item 2 PDF 132 KB
Meeting: 23/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 23/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 23/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence from Policing in Wales regarding Perpetrator Programmes
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence from Policing in Wales regarding perpetrator programmes - 13 October 2023, item 2 PDF 762 KB
- Correspondence to Policing in Wales regarding perpetrator programmes- 25 September 2023, item 2 PDF 133 KB
Meeting: 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence with the Minister for Health and Social Services and the Chair regarding the public health approach to preventing gender based violence
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence from the Minister for Health and Social Services to the Chair regarding the public health approach to preventing Gender Based Violence - 9 October 2023, item 2 PDF 199 KB
- Correspondence to the Minister for Health and Social Services from the Chair regarding the public health approach to preventing Gender Based Violence - 25 September 2023, item 2 PDF 145 KB
Meeting: 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence with Welsh Women's Aid regarding the "Ask and Act" programme
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence from Welsh Women's Aid regarding the "Ask and Act" programme - October 9 2023, item 2 PDF 383 KB
- Correspondence to Welsh Women's Aid regarding the "Ask and Act" programme - September 25 2023, item 2 PDF 133 KB
Meeting: 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence with the Deputy Minister for Social Services regarding the public health approach to preventing gender based violence
Supporting documents:
- Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Social Services regarding the public health approach to preventing Gender Based Violence - 10 October 2023, item 2 PDF 168 KB
- Correspondence to the Deputy Minister for Social Services regarding the public health approach to preventing gender based violence - 25 September 2023, item 2 PDF 141 KB
Meeting: 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 16/10/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 Correspondence from the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board regarding the Public Health approach to preventing gender based violence
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Meeting: 18/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 18/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 18/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 10
Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Paul Dear, Deputy Director, Cohesive Communities
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 53 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Written evidence from Welsh Government, item 2 PDF 359 KB View as HTML (2/2) 61 KB
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from:
Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Paul Dear, Deputy Director, Cohesive Communities
Meeting: 18/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 18/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 18/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
5 Forward work programme
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 58 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
Members agreed the Forward Work Programme.
Meeting: 18/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
- Webcast for 18/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 18/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: consideration of evidence and key issues
Minutes:
Members considered the evidence.
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 Correspondence with the Royal College of General Practitioners Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence
Supporting documents:
- Additional evidence from the Royal College of General Practitioners, item 6 PDF 315 KB
- Letter to the Royal College of General Practitioners Wales - 28 July 2023, item 6 PDF 146 KB
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 Correspondence with the Welsh Local Government Association regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Welsh Local Government Association - 25 August 2023, item 6 PDF 794 KB
- Letter to the Welsh Local Government Association - 7 August 2023, item 6 PDF 90 KB
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 Correspondence with Local Health Boards and NHS Trusts regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board - 29 August 2023, item 6 PDF 169 KB
- Letter from the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - 29 August 2023, item 6 PDF 4 MB
- Letter from the Hywel Dda University Health Board - 29 August 2023, item 6 PDF 554 KB
- Letter from the Powys Teaching Health Board - 30 August 2023, item 6 PDF 245 KB
- Letter from the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board - 1 September 2023, item 6 PDF 289 KB
- Letter to Welsh Local Health Boards and NHS Trusts - 9 August 2023, item 6 PDF 97 KB
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 Correspondence with Public Health Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence
Supporting documents:
- Letter from Public Health Wales - 25 August 2023, item 6 PDF 810 KB
- Letter to Public Health Wales - 25 July 2023, item 6 PDF 92 KB
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 Correspondence with Policing in Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence
Supporting documents:
- Letter from Emma Wools, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales - 25 August 2023, item 6 PDF 482 KB
- Letter to Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman - 25 July 2023, item 6 PDF 112 KB
- Letter to Police and Crime Commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn - 25 July 2023, item 6 PDF 88 KB
- Letter to Emma Wools, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales - 25 July 2023, item 6 PDF 90 KB
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 Correspondence with the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales - 20 July 2023, item 6 PDF 239 KB
- Letter to the Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales - 29 June 2023, item 6 PDF 137 KB
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 Correspondence with Sport Wales regarding the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Chief Executive of Sport Wales - 11 July 2023, item 6 PDF 200 KB
- Letter to the Chief Executive of Sport Wales - 29 June 2023, item 6 PDF 137 KB
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
5 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 9
Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Sian Jones, Head of Supporting Achievement & Safeguarding
Lloyd Hopkin, Head of Curriculum Reform
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 105 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
- Supporting paper, item 5 PDF 220 KB
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from:
Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and Welsh Language
Sian Jones, Head of Supporting Achievement &
Safeguarding
Lloyd Hopkin, Head of Curriculum Reform
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: consideration of evidence
Minutes:
Members considered the evidence.
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: advisory group
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 111 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- Restricted enclosure 112 , View reasons restricted (4/2)
Minutes:
Members heard evidence in private from the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence advisory group.
Meeting: 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 11/09/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 8
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services
Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services
Richard Desir, Nursing Officer - Patient Experience
Alex Slade, Director of Primary Care and Mental Health
Sue Tranka, Chief Nursing Officer
Alistair Davey, Deputy Director, Enabling People, Social Services and Integration Directorate
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 116 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Evidence paper, item 2 PDF 359 KB View as HTML (2/2) 62 KB
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from:
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services
Julie Morgan MS, Deputy Minister for Social Services
Richard Desir, Nursing Officer - Patient Experience
Alex Slade, Director of Primary Care and Mental Health
Sue Tranka, Chief Nursing Officer
Alistair Davey, Deputy Director, Enabling People, Social Services and Integration Directorate
Meeting: 10/07/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 10/07/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 10/07/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: consideration of evidence and key issues
Minutes:
Members considered the evidence.
Meeting: 10/07/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 10/07/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 10/07/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 7
Amanda Blakeman, Chief Constable for North Wales
Dafydd Llywelyn, Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys
Emma Wools, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 123 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 124 , View reasons restricted (2/2)
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from:
Amanda Blakeman, Chief Constable for North Wales
Dafydd Llywelyn, Police and Crime Commissioner for
Dyfed-Powys
Emma Wools, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales
Meeting: 19/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 19/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 19/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: consideration of evidence
Minutes:
Members considered the evidence.
Meeting: 19/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 19/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 19/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 6
Bethan Pell and Dr
Honor Young, School Health Research Network
Alexa Gainsbury and Emily Van De Ventor, Public Health Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 130 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
- Supporting paper from School Health Research Network, item 6 PDF 131 KB
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from:
Bethan Pell and Dr Honor Young, School Health Research
Network
Alexa Gainsbury and Emily Van De Ventor, Public Health Wales
Meeting: 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: consideration of evidence
Minutes:
Members considered the evidence.
Meeting: 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)
- Webcast for 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 5
Professor Zara Quigg, Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Violence Prevention, Liverpool John Moores University
Dr Rachel Fenton, Associate Professor University of Exeter Law School, Director of Kindling Transformative Interventions
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from:
Dr Rachel Fenton, Associate Professor University of Exeter Law School, Director of Kindling Transformative Interventions
Dr Nathan Eisenstadt, Honorary Senior Research Associate
University of
Exeter, Senior Research Associate University of Bristol,
Director of Kindling
Transformative Interventions
Meeting: 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 12/06/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 4
Anne-Marie Lawrence, Wales Development Manager, Plan UK
Dr Stephen Burrell, Assistant Professor (Research), Durham University
Dr Nathan Eisenstadt, Honorary Senior Research Associate University of Exeter, Senior Research Associate University of Bristol, Director of Kindling Transformative Interventions
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 139 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 140 , View reasons restricted (2/2)
- Evidence paper from Plan International UK, item 2 PDF 599 KB
- Evidence paper from Dr Stephen Burrell, item 2 PDF 217 KB
- Evidence paper from Kindling Transformative Interventions, item 2 PDF 428 KB
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from:
Anne-Marie Lawrence, Wales Development Manager, Plan UK
Dr Stephen Burrell, Assistant Professor (Research), Durham
University
Meeting: 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: consideration of evidence
Minutes:
Members considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)
- Webcast for 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
3 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 2
Dr Jen Daffin, Community Clinical Psychologist – Psychologists for Social Change
Oliver Townsend, Head of Partnerships and Practice - Platfform
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from Dr Jen Daffin, Community Clinical Psychologist – Psychologists for Social Change and Oliver Townsend, Head of Partnerships and Practice – Platfform.
Meeting: 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
2 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 1
Lara Snowdon, Public Health Lead - Violence Prevention Unit, Public Health Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 154 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Public Health Wales, item 2 PDF 805 KB
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from Lara Snowdon, Public Health Lead - Violence Prevention Unit.
Meeting: 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)
- Webcast for 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 22/05/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
4 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: evidence session 3
Johanna Robinson, National Adviser for Violence Against Women, Gender Based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence
Yasmin Khan, National Adviser for Violence Against Women, Gender Based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
Members heard evidence from Johanna Robinson and Yasmin Khan, National Advisers for Violence Against Women, Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence.
Meeting: 24/04/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 24/04/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
- Transcript for 24/04/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee
6 The public health approach to preventing gender-based violence: engagement approach
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 163 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
Members considered options for engagement work regarding the Public Health approach to preventing gender-based violence inquiry.