<OpeningPara>The
Equality and Social Justice Committee has been set up by the Senedd to look at
policy and legislation, and to hold the Welsh Government to account in specific
areas. These areas include equality and human rights, fair work, community
cohesion and safety, tackling poverty, and implementation of the Well-being of
Future Generations Act 2015.</OpeningPara>
<OpeningPara>The
Committee has six Members who come from the different parties represented in
the Senedd, and is chaired by Jenny Rathbone MS. Find out more about the
Committee, its members below, and the full list of areas it covers
below.</OpeningPara>
News
<news>The
Committee last met on 13 May 2024. The Committee will next meet on 3 June 2024.</news><link>ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeId=740</link>
<news>The
Committee published its report entitled: "Legislative Consent: Victims and
Prisoners Bill Memorandum No. 2" on 30 April 2024.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41285</link>
<news>The
Committee published its report entitled: "Annual Report: European Union
Settlement Scheme" on 8 April 2024.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=38194</link>
<news>The
Committee published its report entitled “Actions, not words: towards an
Anti-Racist Wales by 2030” on 15 March 2024.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41633</link>
<news>The
Welsh Government has responded to the Committee's report on Gender-based
violence.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=40933</link>
Current Work
<inquiry>Fire
and Rescue
Services</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=42806</link><inquiry>
<inquiry>Childcare</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=42617</link>
<inquiry>Child
poverty</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41763</link>
<inquiry>Anti-racist
Wales</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=41633</link>
<inquiry>The
public health approach to preventing gender-based
violence</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=40933</link>
<inquiry>Data
justice</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=40950</link>
<inquiry>The
EU Settlement
Scheme</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=38194</link>
