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Equality and Social Justice Committee (Hybrid) - Monday, 14 October 2024 13.30

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Contact: Rhys Morgan

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Transcript: Transcript for 14/10/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Items
Expected timing	No.	Item
(13:30)	1.	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: No apologies were received and no declarations of interest were made.
(13:30 - 14:30)	2.	Disability and Employment: evidence session 6 View the background to item 2. Rhian Davies, Disability Wales Miranda Evans, Disability Wales Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted Supporting evidence from Disability Wales , item 2. PDF 318 KB View as HTML (2./2) 33 KB Minutes: Members heard evidence from: Rhian Davies, Disability Wales Miranda Evans, Disability Wales
(14:45-16:00)	3.	Disability and Employment: evidence session 7 View the background to item 3. Gerraint Jones-Griffiths - Engage to Change Lead Ambassador, Learning Disability Wales and Honorary Associate, Engage to Change Research and Evaluation Team, National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University Angela Kenvyn - Project Manager, Learning Disability Wales Dr Elisa Vigna - Research Fellow - National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University Supporting documents: Consultation response: Engage to Change , item 3. PDF 106 KB Supporting evidence: A national coaching plan , item 3. PDF 813 KB Supporting evidence: A national job coaching strategy for Wales , item 3. PDF 4 MB Tystiolaeth ategol: Adroddiad ar adborth ynghylch digwyddiadau , item 3. PDF 2 MB Minutes: Members heard evidence from: Gerraint Jones-Griffiths - Engage to Change Lead Ambassador, Learning Disability Wales and Honorary Associate, Engage to Change Research and Evaluation Team, National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University Angela Kenvyn - Project Manager, Learning Disability Wales Dr Elisa Vigna - Research Fellow - National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University
(16:00)	4.	Papers to note View the background to item 4. Minutes: Members noted the papers.
	4.1	Correspondence from the National Deaf Children's Society Cymru to the Chair regarding the suspension of the Made for Wales British Sign Language GCSE qualification View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the National Deaf Children's Society Cymru to the Chair regarding the suspension of the Made for Wales British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE qualification (undated) , item 4.1 PDF 128 KB
	4.2	Correspondence from the Equality and Human Rights Commission to the Chair regarding the Public consultation: "Updated Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations" View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: Correspondence from the Equality and Human Rights Commission to the Chair regarding the Public consultation: "Updated Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations" - 3 October 2024 , item 4.2 PDF 94 KB
	4.3	Correspondence from to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chair regarding the inspection report published by the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser and Inspector for Wales on the effectiveness of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s response to domestic dwelling fires View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: Correspondence from to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Chair regarding the inspection report published by the Chief Fire and Rescue Adviser and Inspector for Wales on the effectiveness of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s response to domestic dwelling fires - 8 October 2024 , item 4.3 PDF 156 KB
(16:00)	5.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(iv) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting View the background to item 5. Minutes: Members agreed the motion.
(16:00-16:20)	6.	Disability and Employment: consideration of evidence View the background to item 6. Minutes: Members considered the evidence. Members agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip expressing concerns about the scrapping of the GCSE in sign language.

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