Meetings
Child Poverty
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: 21/03/2013 - Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
Consideration of draft letter - Scrutiny of the First Minister Committee meeting on 27 February 2013
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 2 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
Members agreed with the wording of the letter, subject to a change in the penultimate paragraph.
Meeting: 27/02/2013 - Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Child poverty - Ministerial Scrutiny
CSFM(4)
01-13 – Paper 2
Carwyn Jones, First Minister, Welsh Government
Kate
Cassidy, Director for Communities and Social Justice, Welsh Government
Eleanor Marks, Deputy
Director, Communities Division, Welsh Government
Supporting documents:
PDF 136 KBMinutes:
3.1 The First Minister was accompanied by Kate Cassidy,
Director for Communities and Social Justice, Welsh Government and Eleanor
Marks, Deputy Director, Communities Division, Welsh Government.
3.2 The Committee scrutinised the First Minister on the
following areas:
• Child poverty
and cross-departmental working;
• Child poverty
targets and measures;
• The role of
the Welsh Government in Relation to the UK Government;
• The Rights of
Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011.
3.3 The Chair pointed out that there is data to indicate that Scotland has been more successful than elsewhere in reducing child poverty. The First Minister will write to the Chair to outline his view on this matter and the reasons behind this.