Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Contact: Llinos Madeley 

Media

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Transcript: Transcript for 22/05/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

(09.30)

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members. Apologies were received from Jack Sargeant AM, Jayne Bryant AM substituted.

(09.30 - 10.30)

2.

Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 8

NHS Wales representatives

Dave Williams, Divisional Director - Family and Therapy Services, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Nicola Edwards, Head of Safeguarding, Swansea Bay University Health Board

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from NHS representatives.

2.2 NHS representatives agreed to provide a note on what early intervention support services for families are available within each Heath Board across Wales. 

(10.45 - 11.45)

3.

Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 9

National Independent Safeguarding Board

Jane Randall, Chair – National Independent Safeguarding Board

Jan Pickles, Member – National Independent Safeguarding Board

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the National Independent Safeguarding Board.

(11.45 - 12.40)

4.

Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - evidence session 10

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), Royal College of GP’s (RCGP), Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

Dr Lorna Price, Wales’ representative on the RCPCH’s central Child Protection Committee

Dr Rowena Christmas, representative from the RCGP

Michelle Moseley, representative from the RCN

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Royal College of GP’s, the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

5.

Paper to note

Minutes:

5.1 The paper was noted.

5.1

Letter from the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee - Welsh Government update on the 21st Century Schools Programme

Supporting documents:

(12.40)

6.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting

Minutes:

6.1 The Motion was agreed.

(12.40 - 12.45)

7.

Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - consideration of the evidence

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the evidence sessions.