Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Senedd

Contact: Policy: Llinos Dafydd  Legislation: Sarah Beasley/Fay Buckle/Steve George

Items
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Transcript

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

1.1  The Chair welcomed Ken Skates as a new Member of the committee.

1.2  Apologies were received from Kirsty Williams.

 

(09:00 - 10:00)

2.

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2

Carers Wales

 

Keith Bowen – Director, Carers Wales and Chair of the Welsh Carers Alliance

 

Wales Alliance for Mental Health

 

Ruth Coombs - Wales Alliance for Mental Health

Ewan Hilton - Wales Alliance for Mental Health

 

Disability Wales

 

Rhian Davies – Chief Executive

Paul Swann – Policy Officer

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee took evidence from Carers Wales, Wales Alliance for Mental Health and Disability Wales.

 

(10:00 - 11:00)

3.

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2

Age Cymru

 

Victoria Lloyd – Director of Influencing and Programme Development

 

Children in Wales

 

Catriona Williams – Chief Executive, Children in Wales

 

British Association of Social Workers Cymru

 

Robin Moulster - BASW Cymru Manager

 

Association of Directors of Social Services

 

Parry Davies – Director of Social Services, Ceredigion County Council

Sally Ellis – Corporate Director of Social Services and Housing, Denbighshire County Council

 

Welsh Local Government Association

Martyn Palfreman– Head of Directorate

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Age Cymru, Children in Wales, British Association of Social Workers Cymru, Association of Directors of Social Services and the Welsh Local Government Association.

 

(11:10 - 12:15)

4.

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2

Adult Safeguarding Boards

Jake Morgan – Director of Social Care and Housing, Pembrokeshire County Council

Jenny Williams – Director of Social Services, Conwy County Borough Council

 

Children Safeguarding Boards

Simon Birch, Chief Officer Social Care, Health and Housing, Monmouthshire County Council

Sue Cooper – Head of Adult Social Care, Bridgend County Borough Council

 

Welsh Local Government Association

Emily Warren - Social Services Policy Lead

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee took evidence from the Association of Directors of Social Services and the Welsh Local Government Association.

 

(13:00 - 13:45)

5.

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2

Association of Chief Police Officers Cymru

 

Jeff Farrar – Deputy Chief Constable Gwent Police

 

National Offender Management Service

 

Richard Booty – Governing Governor HMP Cardiff

 

Probation Trust Wales

 

Ian Barrow – Director of Operations

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee took evidence from the Association of Chief Police Officers Cymru, The National Offender Management Service and the Probation Trust Wales.

 

(13:45 - 14:30)

6.

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2

Older People’s Commissioner for Wales

 

Anna Buchanan - Director of Protection, Scrutiny and Human Rights

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from the office of the Older Peoples Commissioner for Wales.

 

(14:35 - 15:15)

7.

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 2

Local Health Boards

Michelle Denwood, Deputy Director of Nursing and Safeguarding, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence on behalf of the Local Health Boards in Wales.

 

(15:15 - 16:00)

8.

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill: Evidences Session 2

Children’s Commissioner for Wales

 

Keith Towler – Children’s Commissioner

 

Dr Sam Clutton – Policy Officer

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee took evidence from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales.

 

9.

Minutes of meetings held on 18 and 24 April 2013

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 The papers were noted.

10.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Items 1 and 2 for the meeting on 8 May 2013.

Minutes:

10.1 The motion was agreed.