Agenda

Pre-meeting

Public meeting

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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Papers to note

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Correspondence to the Chair from Public Health Wales regarding policy priorities to inform the development of the Equality and Social Justice Committee’s Sixth Senedd legacy report

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Supporting documents:

• Correspondence to the Chair from Public Health Wales regarding policy priorities to inform the development of the Equality and Social Justice Committee’s Sixth Senedd Legacy Report - 6 November 2025 , item 2.1 PDF 164 KB
• Supporting document one - "About Us" , item 2.1 PDF 682 KB
• Supporting document two - "Working together for a healthier Wales" , item 2.1 PDF 390 KB
• Supporting document three " How we make change happen" , item 2.1 PDF 363 KB

Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding welcome tickets for asylum seekers

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Supporting documents:

• Correspondence to the Chair from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip regarding welcome tickets for asylum seekers - 7 November 2025 , item 2.2 PDF 174 KB

Correspondence from Sir Stephen Timms, Department for Work and Pensions to the Chair regarding guidance under the British Sign Language Act 2022

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Supporting documents:

• Correspondence from Sir Stephen Timms, Department for Work and Pensions to the Chair regarding guidance under the British Sign Language Act 2022 - 10 November 2025 , item 2.3 PDF 120 KB
• Correspondence from the Chair to Sir Stephen Timms, Department for Work and Pensions regarding guidance under the British Sign Language Act 2022 - 16 October 2025 , item 2.3 PDF 88 KB

Correspondence from Dr Rob Jones, Cardiff University, to the Chair regarding the prisons and imprisonment fact file

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Supporting documents:

• Correspondence from Dr Rob Jones of Cardiff University to the Chair regarding the prisons and imprisonment fact file - 12 November 2025 , item 2.4 PDF 70 KB
• Prisons and Imprisonment in Wales Factfile , item 2.4 PDF 1 MB

Correspondence to the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee from the Deputy First Minister regarding annual reports of the Inter-governmental relations secretariat

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Supporting documents:

• Correspondence to the Legislation, Justice and the Constitution Committee from the Deputy First Minister regarding annual reports of the Inter-governmental relations secretariat - 11 November 2025 , item 2.5 PDF 183 KB

Consultation response from Audit Wales regarding Post legislative scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations Act

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Supporting documents:

• Consultation response from Audit Wales regarding Post legislative scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations Act , item 2.6 PDF 252 KB

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of today's meeting and for any items where the Committee's draft report on the British Sign Language (Wales) Bill is under consideration at its meeting on the 24 November

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Private meeting

British Sign Language (Wales )Bill: consideration of draft report

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Supporting documents:

• Restricted enclosure 20 View the reasons why document 4./1 is restricted
• Restricted enclosure 21 View the reasons why document 4./2 is restricted
• Restricted enclosure 22 View the reasons why document 4./3 is restricted