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Transcript: Transcript for 02/05/2019 - Children, Young People and Education Committee - Fifth Senedd
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(09.20) |
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. |
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(09.20 - 10.30) |
Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 1 Welsh Government Julie
Morgan AM, Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services Karen
Cornish, Deputy Director – Children & Families
Division Emma Gammon, Lawyer Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
The Committee heard evidence from the Deputy Minister. |
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(10.40 - 11.40) |
Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2 Supporting documents: Minutes: 3.1
The Committee heard evidence from Be Reasonable Wales. 3.2
They agreed to provide a note on the following: ·
details of the evidence cited
about the impact of physical and non-physical punishment of children; ·
further detail on the assertion
that the defence of reasonable punishment had been invoked three times in nine
years in England, including whether wider charges were being brought at the
time in those individual cases and; ·
further information on
prosecution rates in relation to physical punishment in New Zealand. |
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(11.40 - 12.40) |
Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3 Equal Protection Network
Cymru (Successor organisation to the Children are
Unbeatable Cymru alliance) Andy
James, Interim Chair- Equal Protection Network Cymru Catriona
Williams OBE, Chief Executive Officer – Children in Wales Vivienne
Laing, Policy and Public Affairs Manager – NSPCC Wales Menna
Thomas, Assistant Director (Policy) – Barnardo’s Cymru Dr
Katherine Shelton, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Cardiff University and member
of Academics for Equal Protection Supporting documents: Minutes: 4.1
The Committee heard evidence from the Equal Protection Network Cymru. 4.2
They agreed to provide a note on the following:
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(13.10 - 13.55) |
Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 4 Office of the Children’s
Commissioner for Wales Sally
Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales Rachel Thomas, Head of Policy and Public Affairs Supporting documents: Minutes: 5.1
The Committee heard evidence from the Children’s Commissioner. |
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(13.55) |
Papers to note Minutes: 6.1
The papers were noted. |
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Letter from the Minister for Education - Update on 2018 Key Stage 4 attainment data Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the Minister for Education - Draft Additional Learning Needs Code Supporting documents: |
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Letter to the Minister for Health and Social Services - Inpatient CAMHS provision Supporting documents: |
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Letter to the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services - Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services - Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the Minister for Education - Additional Learning Needs (ALN) transformation programme update Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Research and Innovation in Wales Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the First Minister of Wales - Improving outcomes for children in care Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the Chair of Petitions Committee - Petition P-05-872 Protect school funding or admit to the weakening of service provision Supporting documents: |
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Letter from the British Heart Foundation - Concerns about the new curriculum Supporting documents: |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting Minutes: 7.1
The Motion was agreed. |
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(13.55 - 14.00) |
Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill - Consideration of the evidence Minutes: 8.1
The Committee considered the evidence heard during the sessions. |
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(14.00 - 15.00) |
Inquiry into School Funding - Consideration of the key issues Minutes: 9.1
Due to time constraints the paper would be put on the agenda for next week’s
meeting. |