Agenda and minutes

Autism (Wales) Bill: Draft report

1.1 The Committee considered the draft report.

2.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

2.2 Apologies were received from Neil Hamilton AM, Gareth Bennett AM attended as a substitute.

2.3 In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, Julie Morgan AM and Helen Mary Jones AM both declared that they were previously employed by Barnardo’s Cymru.

Sarah Crawley, Director, Barnardo’s Cymru

Lynne Hill, Policy Director, Children in Wales
Geraint Turner, Project Co-ordinator, YMCA

Research Brief

Impact of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to Carers: Focus Group Summary

Paper 1 – Barnardo’s Cymru

Paper 2 – Children in Wales

Paper 3 – YMCA Swansea

3.1 The Committee received evidence from children's organisations.

Huw Owen, Policy Officer, Alzheimer’s Society Cymru

Dawn Walters, Advocate, Alzheimer’s Society Cymru

Jayne Goodrick, Carer of a person living with dementia

Ceri Higgins, Carer of a person living with dementia

Paper 4 – Alzheimer’s Society Cymru

4.1 The Committee received evidence from Alzheimer's Society Cymru.

Damien McCann, Corporate Director for Social Services in Blaenau Gwent, Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru

Kim Sparrey, Carers Services Development Manager, Monmouthsire County Council and Chair of the Carers Officers Learning and Improvement Network, Welsh Local Government Association

Cllr Susan Elsmore, Deputy Spokesperson for Social Care and Health, Welsh Local Government Association

Naomi Alleyne, Director, Social Services and Housing, Welsh Local Government Association

Paper 5 - Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru and Welsh Local Government Association

5.1 The Committee received evidence from the Association of Directors of Social Services Cymru and Welsh Local Government Association.

5.2 The Welsh Local Government Association agreed to share with the Committee a copy of Social Care Wales’ document outlining best practice for a carer’s needs assessment once it is available.

5.3 The Committee agreed to write with any questions that were not reached during the evidence session

6.1 The Committee noted the additional information.

6.2 The Committee noted the letter.

7.1 The Committee agreed to the Motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting.

8.1 The Committee agreed to defer this item to a future meeting.

Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2019-20 - draft report

9.1 The Committee agreed to consider the draft report outside of Committee.