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Transcript: Transcript for 08/02/2018 - 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. |
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(09:15 -10:15) |
Inquiry into rough sleeping in Wales - evidence session 1 Dr Peter Mackie, Senior Lecturer, School of
Geography and Planning, Cardiff University Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Professor / Director
of Institute (ISPHERE), Heriot-Watt University Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Dr
Peter Mackie, Senior Lecturer, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff
University ·
Professor
Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Professor / Director of Institute (ISPHERE), Heriot-Watt
University 2.2
Dr Peter Mackie agreed to provide a note on: ·
examples
of good practice of assertive outreach; and ·
on
recommended innovative solutions for local authorities to overcome lack of
housing availability in the context of homelessness |
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(10:25-11:25) |
Inquiry into rough sleeping in Wales - evidence session 2 Jane
Thomas, Assistant Director, Housing & Communities, Cardiff Council Simon
Inkson, Head of Housing, Powys County Council Julie
Francis, Service Manager, Housing, Wrexham Council Tracy
Hague, Temporary Housing Options Lead, Wrexham Council Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Jane
Thomas, Assistant Director, Housing & Communities, Cardiff Council ·
Simon
Inkson, Head of Housing, Powys County Council ·
Julie
Francis, Service Manager, Housing, Wrexham Council ·
Tracy
Hague, Temporary Housing Options Lead, Wrexham Council 3.2 The
Chair requested a note on the level of joined-up working between authorities in
relation to reconnection services, to include the level of support provided to
individuals. |
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(11.25 - 12.25) |
Inquiry into rough sleeping in Wales - evidence session 3 Antony Kendall, Director of Operations, The Wallich Yvonne Connolly, Regional Manager for Wales and the South West, The
Salvation Army Richard Edwards, Chief Executive, The Huggard Centre Frances Beecher, Chief Executive, Llamau Supporting documents:
Minutes: 4.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Antony
Kendall, Director of Operations, The Wallich ·
Yvonne
Connolly, Regional Manager for Wales and the South West, The Salvation Army ·
Richard
Edwards, Chief Executive, The Huggard Centre ·
Frances
Beecher, Chief Executive, Llamau 4.2
Llamau
agreed to provide a note on the local authorities who provide transport tickets
to rough sleepers when using reconnection services. 4.3
The
Salvation Army agreed to provide information on their reconnection service work
with local authorities, including waivers through frontline services. |
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(13.15 - 14.15) |
Inquiry into rough sleeping in Wales - evidence session 4 Katie Dalton,
Director, Cymorth Cymru Jennie
Bibbings, Campaigns Manager, Shelter Cymru Rebecca
Jackson, Policy and Research Officer, Shelter Cymru Jon Sparkes,
Chief Executive, Crisis Beth Thomas,
Regional Sales Manager, Wales & South West, The Big Issue Supporting documents:
Minutes: 5.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Katie
Dalton, Director, Cymorth Cymru ·
Jennie
Bibbings, Campaigns Manager, Shelter Cymru ·
Rebecca
Jackson, Policy and Research Officer, Shelter Cymru ·
Jon
Sparkes, Chief Executive, Crisis ·
Beth
Thomas, Regional Sales Manager, Wales & South West, The Big Issue 5.2
Shelter
Cymru agreed to provide data on local authorities dealing with prison-leavers
in relation to priority need. 5.3
Cymorth
Cymru agreed to clarify the apparent increase of 250% of rough sleepers in
Bridgend, as referenced in their evidence paper. 5.4
The
Committee requested a copy of the study referenced by Crisis on the cost of
long term rough sleepers to public services. |
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(14.15 - 15.15) |
Inquiry into rough sleeping in Wales - evidence session 5 Assistant
Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan, South Wales Police Chief
Superintendent Stephen Jones, South Wales Police Ian Barrow,
Director for the NPS in Wales, HM Prison and Probation Service in Wales Diana Binding,
Lead Senior Manager on Accommodation, Wales Community Rehabilitation Company Dusty Kennedy,
Director, Youth Justice Board Cymru Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Assistant
Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan, South Wales Police ·
Chief
Superintendent Stephen Jones, South Wales Police ·
Ian
Barrow, Director for the NPS in Wales, HM Prison and Probation Service in Wales ·
Diana
Binding, Lead Senior Manager on Accommodation, Wales Community Rehabilitation
Company ·
Dusty
Kennedy, Director, Youth Justice Board Cymru 6.2
The Wales Community Rehabilitation Company agreed to provide data on the
National Pathway for Homelessness Services for Children, Young People and
Adults in the Secure Estate, in relation to the notice period given to local
authorities and support services for prison leavers. 6.3
The Committee requested data on the number of arrests of rough sleepers from
South Wales Police. |
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Paper(s) to note |
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Letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration in relation to rough sleeping in Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: 7.1.a
The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration
in relation to rough sleeping in Wales. |
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Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee in relation to rough sleeping in Wales Supporting documents:
Minutes: 7.2.a
The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee in
relation to rough sleeping in Wales. |
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Notes of Committee visits in relation to rough sleeping in Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: 7.3.a
The Committee noted the notes of Committee visits in relation to rough sleeping
in Wales. |
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Additional information from the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) in relation to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill Supporting documents:
Minutes: 7.4.a
The Committee noted the additional information from the Welsh Local Government
Association (WLGA) in relation to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill. |
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Letter from the Leader of the House and Chief Whip in relation to human rights in Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: 7.5.a
The Committee noted the letter from the Leader of the House and Chief Whip in
relation to human rights in Wales. |
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Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee in relation to fire safety in Wales Supporting documents: Minutes: 7.6.a
The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee in
relation to fire safety in Wales. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from items 1, 2 and 3 of the meeting on 14 February 2018 Minutes: 8.1
The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(15.30 - 15.35) |
Legislative Consent Memorandum: Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill - consideration of draft report Minutes: 9.1
The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the Legislative Consent
Memorandum: Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill. |
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(15.15 - 15.30) |
Inquiry into rough sleeping in Wales - consideration of evidence received under items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Minutes: 10.1
The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. |