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Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee |
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Meeting Venue: |
Committee Room 3 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Wednesday, 21 September 2011 |
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Meeting time: |
09:31 - 11:55 |
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This meeting can be viewed on Senedd
TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_800000_21_09_2011&t=0&l=en
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Ann Jones (Chair) Peter Black Mike Hedges Mark Isherwood Bethan Jenkins Gwyn Price Ken Skates Rhodri Glyn Thomas Joyce Watson |
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Witnesses: |
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Kate Bennett, Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales Claire Bowler Wayne Crocker, Mencap Cyrmu Sue Dye, Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales Dawn Gullis Mair Rigby, Cardiff University Dr Jasmin Tregidga, Cardiff University |
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Committee Staff: |
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Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk) Hannah Johnson (Researcher) |
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1. Introduction and Apologies
1.1Apologies were received from William Graham. The Chair thanked William for his contribution to the Committees’ work and noted that Janet Finch –Saunders would be replacing him on the Committee.
2. Disability-related Harassment - Evidence gathering
2.1 The Chair welcomed the following witnesses: Kate Bennett and Sue Dye from the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales, Wayne Crocker, Claire Bowler and Dawn Gullis from Mencap Cymru and Dr Mair Rigby and Dr Jasmin Tregidga from Cardiff University.
2.2 The witnesses made presentations and answered questions from Members.
2.3 Kate Bennett agreed to send the Clerk a copy of the Equality and Human Rights commission report entitled ‘How Fair is Wales’.
2.4 Dr Mair Rigby agreed to send the Clerk two documents relating to disability-related harassment.
3. Papers to Note
3.1 The Committee noted the papers.
Transcript
View the meeting transcript.