Agenda and minutes

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The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

Apologies were received from Paul Davies, Jocelyn Davies and Ann Jones.

Williams Graham substituted for Paul Davies and Jeff Cuthbert substituted for Ann Jones in accordance with Standing Order 17.48.

Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister

The Committee scrutinised the First Minister on topics discussed in previous meetings during the 4^th Assembly.

The First Minister agreed to write to the Committee with further information:

·         comparing the proportion of applicants for public appointments from under-represented groups with the proportion of actual appointments from these groups;

·         regarding the effectiveness of the methods used to encourage applications from within those groups.

The papers were noted.

Item 5

The Committee agreed the Motion under Standing Order 17.42 and resolved to exclude the public from the meeting for Agenda Item 5.

The Committee discussed the evidence received during the earlier scrutiny session and agreed to write to the First Minister, setting out a number of observations and recommendations.