Children, Young People and Education Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 14 May 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.39

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/2943

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Keith Davies AM

Ann Jones AM (Chair)

David Rees AM

Aled Roberts AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Professor Sally Holland, Children’s Commissioner for Wales

Professor Dame Sue Bailey, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

Carol Shillabeer, Powys Teaching Health Board

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Sian Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.  Apologies were received from Angela Burns, Suzy Davies, Lynne Neagle, John Griffiths, Simon Thomas and Bethan Jenkins.

 

2   Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting:

The motion was agreed.

 

3   Discussions with the Children's Commissioner for Wales

The Committee discussed the Commissioner’s future agenda.

 

4   Inquiry into Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Next Steps

The Committee discussed the work that Professor Dame Sue Bailey and Carol Shillabeer have been conducting on CAMHS.

 

5   Forward work programme - Scoping paper for next inquiry

The Committee agreed the terms of reference for their next inquiry into the Welsh in Education Strategic Plans.