21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Okay. And I suppose, lastly, what do you think has been the most successful piece of work by the outgoing commissioner? And what would success look like at the end of your seven-year tenure, were you to be appointed?
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Okay. I'd just like to throw the Williams commission at you. I think it was in 2018 that Sir Paul Williams said: 'radical change is needed for public services to survive in a viable and sustainable form'. So, I wonder how much you think things have changed…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thank you. Mark, do you want to come back?
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Mark, can I just interject here? What would your relationship be with Audit Wales? How are you going to ensure that it complements rather than duplicates?
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thank you. Can I turn to Mark Isherwood, as Chair of the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee?
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Okay, thank you. Can I bring in Ken Skates at this point?
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Okay. So, while you're writing your plan—your six-month plan—you're going to have all these organisations wondering how they're going to deliver the same services, or not deliver those services, with the same amount of money and increased energy costs, et…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
In the meantime, the UK Government has issued an autumn statement, which indicates that there's going to be less money for the public sector, and that will include for Wales, too. How are you going to use the role of the office of the future generations…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Natasha—
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Okay. Natasha Asghar.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Okay. I've got a couple of Members who want to come in, and I want to come back as well. Ken Skates, and then Natasha Asghar.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
The Senedd committees that I've been involved in have written reports that have been critical of the current commissioner spending too much time supporting the Welsh Government on how it implements its own Act, and not enough time on supporting the other 45…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Okay. Sioned, did you want to come back?
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Okay. Sioned Williams.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thank you. Sarah Murphy, you wanted to come in.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thank you. Can I bring in Altaf Hussain at this point?
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Thank you. I would like to very much welcome Derek Walker for this pre-appointment hearing for the very important job of well-being of future generations commissioner, because, obviously, the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 is one of the…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Gwrandawiad cyn penodi gyda Chomisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru
Welcome back to the Equality and Social Justice Committee. I just want to introduce the Members who've joined us from the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee. We're joined by Mark Isherwood, Natasha Asghar and, hopefully, Rhianon Passmore in…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cynnig o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42 (vi) a (ix) i benderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o eitemau 4, 7, 8 a 9 yn y cyfarfod heddiw a’r cyfarfod cyfan ar 28 Tachwedd 2022
We're now going to take a short break. We'll be resuming in public at 3 o'clock with our pre-appointment hearing for the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. So, anybody who's in the public gallery who'd like to come back at 3 o'clock, you're very…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
Both our reports, in due course. Thank you.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
Thank you very much indeed. We will send you a transcript of your evidence. Please use the opportunity to correct anything that has been misheard or misinterpreted. Otherwise, thank you very much for your evidence today, and we'll obviously ensure that you…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
We have run out of time. Thank you for agreeing to come back on the few points that you've indicated. In that shopping list of things that you're going to come back on—. There's plenty of work to be done on ensuring that all public services are trauma…
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
There's plenty that needs to be done—. Sorry, Jane, go ahead. Go ahead, Jane.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
Jane Dodds wanted to just come back in. Jane.
21 Tachwedd 2022 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Profiadau yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol
I think, just finally, I want to follow up on the—. I think at least twice you've used the words 'should be provided', and a lot of this depends on who is supporting that young person. The team around the child—some of them are more assiduous than others…
