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Health and Social Care Committee |
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Committee Room 1 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Wednesday, 12 November 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09.33 - 11.45 |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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David Rees AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM (In place of Darren Millar AM) Alun Davies AM Janet Finch-Saunders AM John Griffiths AM Elin Jones AM Lynne Neagle AM Gwyn R Price AM Lindsay Whittle AM Kirsty Williams AM |
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Witnesses: |
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Richie Jones, Police Federation of England & Wales Gary Phillips, TARIAN, the Southern Wales Regional Organised Crime Unit Paul Roberts, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons |
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Committee Staff: |
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Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Helen Finlayson (Second Clerk) Sian Giddins (Deputy Clerk) Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser) Amy Clifton (Researcher) |
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Transcript
View the meeting transcript.
1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
1.1 Apologies were received Darren Millar. Mohammad Asghar substituted.
2 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Evidence session 5
2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from Members.
2.2 The witnesses agreed to provide the Committee with additional information about:
· actions being taken by police forces across Wales to prevent the use of new psychoactive substances;
· actions being taken by relevant public services to collaborate and to co-ordinate support services for individuals who want to stop taking new psychoactive substances; and
· an outline of any gaps in new psychoactive substances support services provided by Community Safety Partnerships.
3 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Evidence session 6
3.1 The witness responded to questions from Members.
4 Papers to note
4.1 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2015-16: follow up from 16 October 2014
4.1a The Committee noted the correspondence received from the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2015-16.
5 Motion under Standing Orders 17.42(ix) and (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and for item 1 of the meeting on 20 November 2014
5.1 The motion was agreed.
6 Inquiry into new psychoactive substances (“legal highs”): Consideration of evidence received
6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received on the inquiry.
7 Inquiry into alcohol and substance misuse: consultation arrangements
7.1 The Committee considered and agreed the consultation arrangements for the inquiry into alcohol and substance misuse.
8 Inquiry into access to medical technologies in Wales: consideration of draft report
8.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft report, subject to minor changes, for its inquiry into access to medical technologies in Wales.