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Children, Young People, and Education Committee (Hybrid) - Wednesday, 25 June 2025 09.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 25/06/2025 - 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 Carolyn Thomas MS, there was no substitute. 1.3 The Chair noted that Vaughan Gething MS would be joining the meeting at 10.30.
09.30 - 10.30	2.	Issues facing the Higher Education Sector - evidence session View the background to item 2. Lynne Hackett, Lead Officer for Higher Education, UNISON Cymru Dan Beard, Lay Chair, Higher Education Forum, UNISON Cymru Gareth Lloyd, Wales Official, University and College Union Jamie Insole, Policy Officer, University and College Union Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Paper 1 - UNISON , item 2. PDF 228 KB View as HTML (2./2) 41 KB Paper 2 - University and College Union , item 2. PDF 224 KB View as HTML (2./3) 32 KB Restricted enclosure 7 View the reasons why document 2./4 is restricted Minutes: 2.1 The Committee heard evidence from UNISON and UCU.
10.40 - 11.40	3.	Issues facing the Higher Education Sector - evidence session View the background to item 3. Deio Owen, President, NUS Cymru Minutes: 3.1 The Committee heard evidence from NUS Cymru. 3.2 NUS Cymru agreed to share with the Committee the outcome on the piece of work they are undertaking into any impact on students’ mental health by the proposals to cut support provision and a note on the details in the Welsh Government learning grant.
11.40	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The papers were noted.
	4.1	Legislative Consent: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Information from Home Ed Cymru , item 4.1 PDF 178 KB
	4.2	Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language from the Chair of the Finance Committee , item 4.2 PDF 156 KB
	4.3	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Briefing note from the Bevan Foundation , item 4.3 PDF 132 KB
	4.4	Issues facing the Higher Education Sector View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: Letter to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee from Chair of Council, Cardiff University , item 4.4 PDF 169 KB
	4.5	Information from Stakeholders View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: Briefing note from the Children’s Legal Centre and the Children’s Rights Alliance for England , item 4.5 PDF 225 KB
11.40	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The motion was agreed.
11.40 - 12.10	6.	Issues facing the Higher Education Sector - consideration of the evidence View the background to item 6. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 19 View the reasons why document 6./1 is restricted Minutes: 6.1 The Committee considered the evidence it had heard in the previous sessions. 6.2 It agreed the next steps to write to an Higher educational think tank with the information gathered.
12.10 - 12.20	7.	Implementation of education reforms - scope and approach for the final check-in View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 21 View the reasons why document 7./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 22 View the reasons why document 7./2 is restricted Minutes: 7.1 The Committee agreed the scope and approach for the final check-in. 7.2 This would consist of school visits in October, a scrutiny session with the Cabinet Secretary for Education and a final report to be published in January 2026.
12.20 - 12.30	8.	Supplementary Legislative Consent: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 24 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education , item 8. PDF 172 KB Letter from the Children's Commissioner for Wales , item 8. PDF 183 KB Minutes: 8.1 The Committee considered the Supplementary LCM, the draft report would be agreed electronically and laid on the 19^th September.

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