<OpeningPara>The Petitions Committee has been set up by
the Senedd to carry out the functions of the responsible committee set out in
Standing Order 23. It considers all admissible petitions submitted to the
Senedd. </OpeningPara>
<OpeningPara>The Committee has four Members who come from
the different party groups represented in the Senedd, and is chaired by Jack
Sargeant MS.</OpeningPara>
News
<news>The
Committee will next meet on 5 June 2023.</news><link>https://business.senedd.wales/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=744&MId=13375&Ver=4</link>
<news>The
Committee has published its report, ‘Supporting care experienced parentsWales’.</news><link>https://senedd.wales/media/n1kbpaaf/cr-ld15703-e.pdf</link>
<news>The
Petitions Committee has launched the first ever Petition of the Year
competition to recognise and celebrate the contribution of campaigners in
Wales. The result is now live.</news><link>https://senedd.wales/senedd-business/petitions/petition-of-the-year/</link>
<news>The
Senedd’s Petitions website has been updated. For every petition you can now see
a 'heatmap' showing where people have been signing that petition. You can see
maps based on Constituency or Region. We hope this new feature will be useful
to both those creating and signing petitions.</news>
<news>On
Wednesday 16 December, the Senedd agreed to amend Standing Orders relating to
the number of signatures required in order for a
petition to be considered by the Petitions Committee. From January 1 2022, any
petition submitted will need to collect 250 signatures in order to be
considered by the Committee.</news><link>https://senedd.wales/media/wryde5xo/cr-ld14726-e.pdf</link>
<news>Following
the election in Plenary of Jack Sargeant MS as chair of the Petitions Committee
on 29 June 2021, the Senedd elected Buffy Williams MS, Joel James MS and Luke
Fletcher MS as members of the Petitions Committee on 7 July 2021.</news><link>ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=700&MId=12322&Ver=4</link>
<news>The
Committee was established by motion in Plenary on 23 June 2021.</news><link>ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=700&MId=12318&Ver=4</link>
Current Work
<inquiry>P-06-1161
Routine collection and publication of data of how many babies/children return
to their care experienced parents care at the end of a Parent and Child
Placement</inquiry><link>https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=37041</link>
<inquiry>P-06-1307
The Welsh Government should commit to the adoption of the maintenance of new
housing estates by local authorities</inquiry><link>https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=40256&Opt=0</link>
<inquiry>P-06-1326
The Senedd should scrutinise the prepayment meter scandal in Wales</inquiry><link>https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=40964</link>
