Agenda and minutes

Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 8 October 2025 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 08/10/2025 - Children, Young People, and Education Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
09.30	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee. 1.2 Apologies were received from Natasha Asghar MS, Peter Fox MS substituted.
09.30	2.	Papers to note View the background to item 2. Minutes: 2.1 The papers were noted.
	2.1	Services for care experienced children: exploring radical reform View the background to item 2.1 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Children’s Legal Centre Wales , item 2.1 PDF 93 KB Minutes: Members agreed to write jointly with the Equality and Social Justice Committee to the Welsh Government highlighting concerns about deprivation of liberty orders and to seek an update on implementation of the Committee’s recommendations from their inquiry into services for care experienced children.
	2.2	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 2.2 Supporting documents: Briefing note from Colleges Wales , item 2.2 PDF 319 KB
	2.3	International agreements in relation to judicial co-operation View the background to item 2.3 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee from the Cabinet Secretary for Education , item 2.3 PDF 169 KB
	2.4	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 2.4 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing , item 2.4 PDF 187 KB Minutes: Members agreed to write back to the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing seeking further clarity on outstanding questions.
	2.5	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 2.5 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care , item 2.5 PDF 205 KB
	2.6	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 View the background to item 2.6 Supporting documents: Letter to Medr from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 2.6 PDF 97 KB
	2.7	Teacher recruitment and retention View the background to item 2.7 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education from the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee , item 2.7 PDF 105 KB
09.30 - 10.30	3.	Routes into post-16 education and training - considerations of the draft report View the reasons why item 3. is restricted View the background to item 3. Minutes: 3.1 Members discussed the draft report. They agreed the final report would be agreed and signed off at the meeting on 23^rd October.
10.45 - 12.05	4.	Teacher recruitment and retention - consideration of the key issues View the reasons why item 4. is restricted View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee considered the key issues. The draft report would be considered at the meeting on 27^th November.
12.05 - 12.15	5.	Implementation of education reforms - feedback from school visit View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 Members provided feedback on last week’s school visit. They agreed to write to Qualifications Wales and the WJEC.

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