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Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence: migrant women

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 27/01/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair providing an update on progress regarding VAWDASV National Strategy 2022-2026

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Meeting: 13/01/2025 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip to the Chair regarding Violence Against Women Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

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Meeting: 06/11/2023 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Correspondence from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip regarding gender based violence

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Meeting: 14/12/2022 - Plenary (Item 6)

Debate on the Equality and Social Justice Committee report - Gender based violence: The needs of migrant women

NDM8166 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee report on Gender based violence – The needs of migrant women, laid on 26 October 2022.

The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 7 December 2022.

Minutes:

The item started at 16.26

NDM8166 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Equality and Social Justice Committee report on Gender based violence – The needs of migrant women, laid on 26 October 2022.

The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 7 December 2022.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Meeting: 12/12/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)

7 Welsh Government response to the Equality and Social Justice Committee's report on Gender based violence and the needs of migrant women.

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Meeting: 05/12/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Correspondence with the National Advisers for Violence Against Women regarding perpetrator programmes

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Meeting: 17/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence with DCC Blakeman regarding Inquiry into Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence – migrant women

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Meeting: 17/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

Gender-based violence and abuse: consideration of evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence received during their session with the National Advisers.

Meeting: 17/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

5 Gender-based violence and abuse: evidence session with National Advisers for Violence against Women, Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

Johanna Robinson -  National Adviser for Violence against Women, Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence                

 

Yasmin Khan - National Adviser for Violence against Women, Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

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Minutes:

Members heard evidence from Johanna Robinson and Yasmin Khan, National Advisers for Violence against Women, Gender-based violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence.

Meeting: 10/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence: migrant women - consideration of draft report

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The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to agree final amendments outside of Committee.

 

Meeting: 03/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence with Deputy Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman: violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence - migrant women inquiry

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Meeting: 03/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence with the Minister for Health and Social Services: monitoring of data in relation to mental health provision for migrant women

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Meeting: 03/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence with the Deputy Minister for Social Services: violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence - migrant women

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Meeting: 03/10/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

6 Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence: migrant women - consideration of draft report

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The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to consider a revised draft at the next meeting.

Meeting: 12/09/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2.8)

2.8 Correspondence with Deputy Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman: violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence - migrant women inquiry

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Meeting: 12/09/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2.7)

2.7 Correspondence with the Minister for Health and Social Services: monitoring of data in relation to mental health provision for migrant women

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Meeting: 12/09/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2.6)

2.6 Correspondence with the Deputy Minister for Social Services: violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence - migrant women

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Meeting: 11/07/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Correspondence from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Chair regarding the convention on preventing and combating violence against women

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Meeting: 11/07/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 10)

10 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: consideration of key issues

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Minutes:

Members considered the key issues relating to the Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence – migrant women and agreed to consider a draft report following recess.

Meeting: 04/07/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

Consideration of evidence and draft report

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence that they had heard from both candidates and agreed a draft report on the hearing, subject to minor amendments. Members noted the report would be laid shortly.

Meeting: 27/06/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 5)

Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: consideration of evidence

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Members considered the evidence.

Meeting: 27/06/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: Ministerial evidence session

Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice

Eluned Morgan, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Alison Plant, Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Team

Alistair Davey – Deputy Director, Social Services Enabling People

Heather Payne - Senior Medical Officer for Maternal & Child Health

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Members heard evidence from:

 

Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice

Eluned Morgan, Minister for Health and Social Services

Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Social Services

Meeting: 27/06/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: evidence session 4

Deputy Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman, operational lead, Policing in Wales Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) Taskforce

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Members heard evidence from Deputy Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman.

Meeting: 06/06/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 7)

Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: consideration of evidence

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Members considered the evidence that they had heard in the three evidence sessions.

Meeting: 06/06/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 4)

4 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: evidence session 3

Kirsty Thomson, Just Rights Scotland

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Members heard evidence from Kirsty Thomson of Just Rights Scotland.

Meeting: 06/06/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: evidence session 2

Joanne Hopkins, Public Health Wales

Naomi Alleyne, Welsh Local Government Association

 

 

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Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:

 

Joanne Hopkins, Public Health Wales

Naomi Alleyne, Welsh Local Government Association

Meeting: 06/06/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: evidence session 1

Wanjiku Mbugua-Ngotho, BAWSO

Sara Kirkpatrick, Welsh Women's Aid

Andrea Cleaver, Welsh Refugee Council

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Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:

 

Wanjiku Mbugua-Ngotho, BAWSO

Sara Kirkpatrick, Welsh Women's Aid

Andrea Cleaver, Welsh Refugee Council

Meeting: 16/05/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 6)

Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: consideration of the evidence

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence.

Meeting: 16/05/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 3)

Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: scene-setting session

Professor Jenny Phillimore -  Professor of Migration and Superdiversity at Birmingham University

 

Eliza Jimenez-Yanez - Latin American Women's Rights Service

 

Ginger Wiegand - Equality and Human Rights Commission

 

Hannana Siddiqui - Southall Black Sisters

 

Minutes:

Members heard furtherevidence from the following witnesses:

 

Professor Jenny Phillimore - Professor of Migration and Superdiversity at

Birmingham University

 

Eliza Jimenez-Yanez - Latin American Women's Rights Service

 

Ginger Wiegand - Equality and Human Rights Commission

 

Hannana Siddiqui - Southall Black Sisters

 

Meeting: 16/05/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence – migrant women: scene-setting session

Professor Jenny Phillimore -  Professor of Migration and Superdiversity at Birmingham University

 

Eliza Jimenez-Yanez - Latin American Women's Rights Service

 

Ginger Wiegand - Equality and Human Rights Commission

 

Hannana Siddiqui - Southall Black Sisters

 

 

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Minutes:

Members heard evidence from the following witnesses:

 

Professor Jenny Phillimore - Professor of Migration and Superdiversity at

Birmingham University

 

Eliza Jimenez-Yanez - Latin American Women's Rights Service

 

Ginger Wiegand - Equality and Human Rights Commission

 

Hannana Siddiqui - Southall Black Sisters

Meeting: 09/05/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 1)

1 Violence against women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence: Migrant Women - Engagement Activity

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Minutes:

 

The Chair welcomed Members and participants to the meeting.

 

Participants discussed violence against women, domestic abuse, sexual violence and their impact on migrant women.

 

The Chair thanked participants for their contributions and closed the meeting.

 

  

Meeting: 25/04/2022 - Equality and Social Justice Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from Minister for Social Justice regarding Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence - 20 April 2022

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