<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 10 June 2024. The Committee will next meet on 17 June
2024.</news><link>ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeId=740</link>
<news>The
Committee’s report “Actions, not words: towards an Anti-Racist Wales by 2030”
was debated in Plenary on 12 June
2024.</news><link>https://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Live/be15d60d-e86d-43bd-abc2-047930683912</link>
<news>The
Committee published its report entitled: “Sound the Alarm: The Governance of
Fire and Rescue Services" on 6 June
2024.</news><link>https://senedd.wales/media/ftkh1n5e/cr-ld16516-e.pdf</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>
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>
