Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones 

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(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting. Apologies were received from Ann Jones and Bethan Jenkins.

(09.30 - 10.30)

2.

Scrutiny of the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty on the review of the role of the Children's Commissioner

Briefing paper from stakeholder – Private paper 1

Briefing paper from stakeholder – Private paper 2

Welsh Government

CYPE(4)-24-15 – Paper 3

Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty Kate Cassidy, Director for Communities & Tackling Poverty
Elin Gwynedd, Head of Empowering Children & Young People

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee scrutinised the Minister on the government response to the review.

 

The Minister agreed to update the committee on discussions with the Children’s Commissioner on the opportunities for the Commissioner to have an early role in policy development.

 

(10.30 - 11.30)

3.

Scrutiny of the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty on the Report on the compliance with the duty under section 1 of the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011

Welsh Government

Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty
Kate Cassidy, Director for Communities & Tackling Poverty
Elin Gwynedd, Head of Empowering Children & Young People

Minutes:

The Committee scrutinised the Minister on the Compliance report.

 

(11.30)

4.

Papers to note

Minutes:

The papers were noted.

4.1

Letter from the Minister for Education and Skills - initial draft of a proposed Additional Learning Needs (ALN) code

CYPE(4)-24-15  - Paper to note 4

Supporting documents:

4.2

Additional Information from Regional School Effectiveness and Improvement Service for North Wales (GwE) following the meeting on 24 September

CYPE(4)-24-15 – Paper to note  5

Supporting documents:

4.3

Additional information from the Education achievement Service for South East Wales (EAS) following the meeting on 16 September

CYPE(4)-24-15 - Paper to note 6

Supporting documents:

(11.30)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (x) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting and for the whole of the meeting on 22 October

Minutes:

The Motion was agreed

(11.30 - 12.00)

6.

Inquiry into Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPs) - Consideration of draft report

CYPE(4)-24-15 – Private paper 7

Minutes:

Aled Roberts AM declared a relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24 as his wife is on the Welsh in Education forum in Wrexham.

 

The Committee considered the draft report. The Report would be considered again at a future meeting.