Agenda and minutes

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Transcript: Transcript for 02/02/2023 - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.00 - 10.15)

1.

Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - Stakeholder events [invitee only]

There will be a private stakeholder event to discuss the second theme of the inquiry, ‘In care: Quality services and support for children in care’.

 

Minutes:

1.1 Members meet with professionals and academics to discuss the quality of services and support children in care.

(10.45)

2.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.

1.2 There were no apologies.

(10.45 - 11.30)

3.

Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - evidence session 3

Sarah Thomas, Director, The Fostering Network Wales
Elizabeth Bryan, Head of Operations in Wales, The Fostering Network Wales

Matt Lewis, Therapuetic Fostering Services Manager Wales, Action for Children

Rhian Carter, Team Manager, Action for Children

Mike Anthony, Manager, TACT Cymru 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from Action for Children, the Fostering Network and TACT Cymru.

(11.35 - 12.15)

4.

Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - evidence session 4

Deborah Jones, Chief Executive, Voices from Care

Emma Phipps-Magill, Operations Director, Voices from Care

Sharon Lovell, Chief Executive Officer, NYAS Cymru

Ben Twomey, Director of Policy and Communications, NYAS Cymru 

Jackie Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, Tros Gynnal Plant Cymru

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from Voices from Care, NYAS Cymru and Tros Gynnal Plant Cymru.

4.2 NYAS Cymru agreed to share with the Committee statistics relating to the number of children and young people who are in unregulated accommodation.

4.3 Voices from Care agreed to provide the Committee with a draft report on the research carried out under the ‘When I am Ready Scheme’

(12.15)

5.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 6 and 9 of this meeting

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

(12.15 - 12.30)

6.

Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform - consideration of the evidence

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous sessions.

(13.30 - 14.30)

7.

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021 - 2022

Owen Evans, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Estyn

Claire Morgan, Strategic Director, Estyn

Jassa Scott, Strategic Director, Estyn

 

 

 

Estyn Annual Report 2021 - 2022

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee scrutinised Estyn on its Annual Report.

7.2 Estyn agreed to provide the Committee when available the findings from a piece of thematic work being carried out on the implementation of the new Additional Learning Needs reform system.  

(14.30)

8.

Papers to note

Minutes:

8.1 The papers were noted.

8.1

Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

Supporting documents:

8.2

Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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8.3

Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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8.4

Peer on peer sexual harassment among learners

Supporting documents:

8.5

Information from Stakeholders

Supporting documents:

8.6

Mental health inequalities

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8.7

Forward work programme

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8.8

Forward work programme

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8.9

Forward work programme

Supporting documents:

(14.30 - 14.40)

9.

Scrutiny of Estyn Annual Report 2021 - 2022 - consideration of the evidence

Minutes:

9.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous session with Estyn.