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Transcript: Transcript for 07/12/2017 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
The
Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting. 1.2
Apologies
for absence were received from Bethan Jenkins AM, Jenny Rathbone AM, Gareth
Bennett AM and Mick Antoniw AM. 1.3 Janet Finch Saunders AM declared a relevant
interest. |
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(09.15 - 10.15) |
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: evidence session 2 Nick
Bennett, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Katrin
Shaw, Director of Policy Legal and Governance Chris
Vinestock, Director of Investigations and Chief Operating Officer Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Nick
Bennett, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales ·
Katrin
Shaw, Director of Policy Legal and Governance ·
Chris
Vinestock, Director of Investigations and Chief Operating Officer |
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(10.30 - 11.30) |
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: evidence session 3 Ruth
Friel, Head of Patient Experience, Cwm Taf University Health Board Shan
Kennedy, Head of Investigation and Redress, Betsi Cadwaladr University Local
Health Board Denise
Williams, Senior External Reporting Manager, Betsi Cadwaladr University Local
Health Board Angela
Hughes, Acting Assistant Director of Patient Experience Cardiff and Vale UHB
and Chair of the All Wales Listening and Learning from Feedback group Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Ruth
Friel, Head of Patient Experience, Cwm Taf University Health Board ·
Shan
Kennedy, Head of Investigation and Redress, Betsi Cadwaladr University Local
Health Board ·
Denise
Williams, Senior External Reporting Manager, Betsi Cadwaladr University Local
Health Board ·
Angela
Hughes, Acting Assistant Director of Patient Experience Cardiff and Vale UHB
and Chair of the All Wales Listening and Learning from Feedback group |
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(11.30 - 12.30) |
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: evidence session 4 Rosemary
Agnew, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Marie
Anderson, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Rosemary
Agnew, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman ·
Marie
Anderson, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman 4.2
During the session the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman agreed to
provide: ·
A
copy of the published paper on the savings to investigative resources as a
result of own initiative investigations; ·
A
copy of the report on “Mapping the administrative justice landscape”, published
in 2014; ·
The
decision making framework for own initiative investigations. 4.3
During the session the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman agreed to provide
further information on the parliamentary set principles which provide the basis
for the complaints handling procedures model. |
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(13.15 - 14.15) |
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: evidence session 5 Disa
Young, Head of External Affairs, Welsh Independent Healthcare Association Jacky
Jones, Deputy Chair of Welsh Independent Healthcare Association and Executive
Director of BMI Werndale Supporting documents: Minutes: 5.1
The committee received evidence from: ·
Disa
Young, Head of External Affairs, Welsh Independent Healthcare Association ·
Jacky
Jones, Deputy Chair of Welsh Independent Healthcare Association and Executive
Director of BMI Werndale |
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Paper(s) to note |
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Letter from Bangor and District Women's Aid in relation to the Welsh Government's draft budget 2018-19 Supporting documents: Minutes: 6.1.a
The Committee noted the letter from Bangor and District Women's Aid in relation
to the Welsh Government's draft budget 2018-19. |
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Letter from Adam Price AM in relation to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.2.a
The committee noted the letter from Adam Price AM in relation to the Public
Services Ombudsman for Wales. |
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Letter from the Welsh Language Commissioner in relation to Welsh medium childcare and early year's education provision Supporting documents: Minutes: 6.3.a
The Committee noted the letter from the Welsh Language Commissioner in relation
to Welsh medium childcare and early year's education provision. |
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Letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration in relation to making the economy work for people on low incomes Supporting documents: Minutes: 6.4.a
The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration
in relation to making the economy work for people on low incomes. |
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Additional information provided by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales in relation to scrutiny of the annual report Supporting documents: Minutes: 6.5.a
The Committee noted the additional information provided by the Public Services
Ombudsman for Wales in relation to scrutiny of the annual report. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting Minutes: 7.1
The Committee agreed the Motion. |
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(14.15 - 14.30) |
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3, 4 and 5 |