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Transcript: Transcript for 22/04/2024 - Equality and Social Justice Committee

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(13:30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Sarah Murphy and Altaf Hussain. Julie Morgan and Joel James attended as substitutes.

 

(13:30 - 15:00)

2.

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning and the Chief Fire Adviser

Julie James MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning

 

Liz Lalley, Director, Risk, Resilience and Community Safety, Welsh Government

 

Dan Stephens, Fire & Rescue Adviser and Inspector for Wales

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Members heard evidence from:

 

Julie James MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning

Liz Lalley, Director, Risk, Resilience and Community Safety, Welsh Government

Dan Stephens, Fire & Rescue Adviser and Inspector for Wales

3.

Papers to note

Minutes:

Members noted the papers.

3.1

Correspondence between the Chair and the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning regarding further information relating to the Committee’s inquiry into Governance of Fire and Rescue Services in Wales

Supporting documents:

3.2

Correspondence between the Fire Leaders Association and the First Minister relating to evidence given by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership in the Equality and Social Justice Committee's Fire and Rescue Services inquiry

Supporting documents:

3.3

Written evidence submission from the WLGA to the Chair in relation to the Committee's Inquiry into Fire and Rescue Services

Supporting documents:

4.

Motion under SO17.42 (vi) to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

Minutes:

Members agreed the motion.

(15:00-15:30)

5.

Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence heard in the final evidence session in the inquiry looking at governance of Fire and Rescue Services in Wales.