Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 14 December 2017

Meeting time: 09.15 - 12.52
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4320

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Michelle Brown AM John Griffiths AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Mark Reckless AM
Witnesses:	Dr Alka S Ahaja, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales Dr Amani Hassan, Royal College of Psychiatrists Dr Warren Lloyd, Royal College of Psychiatrists Dr Peter Gore Rees, Royal College of Psychiatrists Dr Bethan Phillips, British Psychological Society Dr Rose Stewart, British Psychological Society Dr Abigail Wright, British Psychological Society Dr Liz Gregory, British Psychological Society Lowri Wyn Jones, Time to Change Wales Ian Johnson, Time to Change Wales Sarah Payne, Barnardo’s Sandra White, Action for Children
Committee Staff:	Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Gareth Rogers (Second Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Sarah Hatherley (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members. Apologies were received from Hefin David, Julie Morgan and Darren Millar. There were no substitutes.

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2 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - Evidence session 6

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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3 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - Evidence session 7

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the British Psychological Society and the Applied Psychologists in Health National Specialist Advisory Group.

3.2 Dr Liz Gregory agreed to provide the diagram and presentation to which she referred during the session.

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4 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - Evidence session 8

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from Time to Change Wales, Barnardo’s and Action for Children.

4.1 Action for Children agreed to provide Committee with their research which states the average waiting time for access to assessment is 26 weeks.

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5 Paper(s) to note

5.1 The papers were noted.
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· Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services and the Minister for Children and Social Care - follow-up from draft budget session on 22 November </AI6><AI7>

· Letter from the Cabinet for Finance to the Chair of the Finance Committee - Welsh Government draft budget

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7 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - consideration of the evidence received

7.1 The Committee considered the evidence they head heard in the evidence sessions.

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