Children, Young People and Education Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 17 September 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.30 - 12.15

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/846ee182-4c9d-4944-ad5d-c0e0faf01aea?autostart=True

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Ann Jones AM (Chair)

Keith Davies AM

Paul Davies AM

Suzy Davies AM

John Griffiths AM

Lynne Neagle AM

David Rees AM

Aled Roberts AM

Simon Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Bethan Jenkins AM

Matthew Richards, Senior Legal Adviser

Michael Dauncey, Senior Research Adviser

Rhys Iorwerth, Senior Research Adviser

Eifion Evans, Director of Education and Community Service, Ceredigion County Council

Pierre Bernhard-Grout, Association of Directors of Education in Wales

Jocelle Lovell, Wales Co-operative Centre

Dave Brown, Wales Co-operative Centre

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Gareth Rogers (Second Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

Stephen Davies (Legal Advisor)

Jonathan Baxter (Researcher)

 

 

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

The Chair welcomed Committee Members.  Apologies were received from Angela Burns and Rebecca Evans.  The Chair noted that Paul Davies would be subbing for her until further notice.  John Griffiths substituted for Rebecca Evans.

 

The Chair noted that as Bethan Jenkins was the Member in Charge for the Financial Education and Inclusion (Wales) Bill, she would not attend any Committee sessions relating to the Bill.  There would be no substitute for Stage 1.

 

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2    Financial Education and Inclusion (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 1

The Committee heard evidence from Bethan Jenkins AM.  The Member agreed to provide a note regarding Section 12 of the Bill, specifically on how local authorities are to develop and maintain a list of sources of advice and how could they ensure that the advice is reliable.

 

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3    Financial Education and Inclusion (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 2

The Committee heard evidence from the Association of Directors of Education in Wales (ADEW)

 

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4    Financial Education and Inclusion (Wales) Bill - Evidence session 3

The Committee heard evidence from the Wales Co-operative Centre.

 

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5    Papers to note

The papers were noted.

 

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5.1  Additional information from Higher Education Wales following the meeting on 25 June

 

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5.2  Letter from HEW to the Finance Committee

 

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5.3  Additional information from the Minister for Health and Social Services following the meeting on 17 July

 

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5.4  Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee

 

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6    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

The Motion was agreed

 

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7    Higher Education (Wales) Bill - Consideration of draft Stage 1 Report

The Committee considered the draft report.  It was agreed that it would be considered further at the next meeting.

 

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