Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Monday, 13 February 2023

Meeting time: 13.30 - 17.08
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13205


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair)

Jane Dodds MS

Altaf Hussain MS

Sarah Murphy MS

Sioned Williams MS

Ken Skates MS

Witnesses:

Karen Davies, Purple Shoots

Sarah Germain, FareShare Cymru

Robbie Davison, Well-Fed

Nicola Field, Credit Unions of Wales

Jen Griffiths, Flintshire County Council

Committee Staff:

Rhys Morgan (Clerk)

Rachael Davies (Second Clerk)

Angharad Roche (Deputy Clerk)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

No apologies were received and no substitutions were made.

 

Under Standing Order 17.24A Sarah Murphy MS made a declaration of interest in relation to Item 3.

 

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2       Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session two

Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:

 

Sarah Germain, Chief Executive Officer - FareShare

Jen Griffiths, Service Manager – Flintshire County Council

Robbie Davison - Well Fed

 

Apologies were received from Susan Lloyd-Selby, Network Lead Wales at the Trussell Trust.

 

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3       Debt and the impact of the rising cost of living: evidence session three

Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:

 

Nicola Field – Credit Unions of Wales

Karen Davies – Purple Shoots

 

Apologies were received from Ceri Cunnington of Cwmni Bro Ffestiniog.

 

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4       Papers to note

Members noted the papers.

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4.1   Letter from the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership to the Chair regarding the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill

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4.2   Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Llywydd regarding the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

 

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5       Motion under SO17.42 (vi) and (ix) to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

Members agreed the motion.

 

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6       Follow-up work on debt and the cost of living: consideration of evidence

Members considered the evidence.

 

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7       Women's experiences in the criminal justice system: consideration of draft report

The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to consider a revised draft at a future meeting.

 

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8       Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system: consideration of key issues

The Committee agreed to consider this item at the next meeting.

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9       EU Settlement Scheme: monitoring report

The Committee agreed to consider this item at the next meeting.

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