<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 will next meet on 19 January
2026.</news><link>ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeId=740</link>
<news>On
15 December the Committee published its report on the Welsh Government’s Draft
Budget
2026-2027</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=45418</link>
<news>On
10 December, the Equality and Social Justice Committee launched its inquiry on
access to healthy, nutritious and affordable
food.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=46931</link>
<news>The
Committee has published its report: “The British Sign Language (Wales) Bill:
Stage 1 report on the general
principles”</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=46256</link>
<news>The
Committee has published its final monitoring report on the European Union
Settlement
Scheme.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=38194</link>
<news>The
Committee has published its report on social cohesion - Co-operation over
Conflict: Wales Must
Act.</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=45053</link>
Current Work
<inquiry>Access
to healthy, nutritious and affordable
food</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=46931</link>
<inquiry>British
Sign Language (Wales)
Bill</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=46256</link>
<inquiry>Well-being
of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015: Post-legislative
scrutiny</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=45792</link>
<inquiry>The
Criminal Justice System in
Wales</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=45872</link>
<inquiry>Social
Cohesion</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=45053</link>
<inquiry>The
EU Settlement
Scheme</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=38194</link>
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>>>Forward
Work Programme<link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=37371</link>
>>>Transcripts<link>http://record.senedd.wales/Search/?type=2&meetingtype=740</link>
>>>Work
Completed by the
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Remit
The
Committee was established on 23 June 2021 to examine legislation and hold the Welsh
Government to account by scrutinising its expenditure, administration and
policy matters, encompassing (but not restricted to): equality and human
rights, fair work, community cohesion and safety, tackling poverty, and
implementation of the Well-being of Future Generations Act 2015. Additionally,
the Committee may investigate any area of policy from the perspective of the
cross-cutting issues within its remit, including (but not restricted to):
equality and human rights, and the implementation of the Well-being of Future
Generations Act 2015.
