, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch, Janet Finch-Saunders, and it is important, I think, today, that I reflect, in answering that question, as your Trefnydd, that our thoughts are with all those who were and continue to be affected by the Grenfell tower fire. We very much welcome the…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
I’m pleased to say that the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care will be meeting with Hywel Dda University Health Board this week and, clearly, those policy issues and changes as a result of pressures will be on the agenda. Interestingly and…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much for that important question.
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Well, there are, I have to say—. Thank you for the question, but I think I need to put the record straight on some of the points that you've made. Well, first of all, let's just be proud of Transport for Wales. Let's be proud of the fact that Transport for…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Diolch yn fawr, Joyce Watson. Again, it is important that issues of this nature, which many would not be aware of, unless they'd seen your statement and questions, are brought to our attention. Of course, defence policy is reserved to the UK Government and…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you, Llyr Gruffydd, for raising that issue today. I think it is important in this Chamber that these international and humanitarian issues are raised. As you know, it's not devolved, but we have a Wales and Africa programme, which we're very proud to…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Well, I'm very pleased to report that the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales is taking this up. He's recognising it and he's going to take this forward. As you say, I think the important think is it's about this connection with active travel…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Julie Morgan, and, of course, this is really important in terms of the recognition, I think, globally this week, in terms of supporting deaf and hard of hearing people across Wales. I think this is where Welsh Government making provision…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
There are so many ways in which local authorities, and, indeed, in partnership with the third sector and community groups, are supporting many vulnerable people, including senior citizens in the community, enabling them to stay in their own homes and…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Darren Millar. We absolutely entirely agree with the recent independent review, undertaken by a very evidence-based, and, indeed, Labour, Lord, who actually saw for himself, not only as a physician himself, but also as a health Minister—…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Thank you very much, Llywydd. There are no changes to this week's business. Draft business for the next three weeks is set out in the business statement and announcement, which is available to Members electronically.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Perhaps I could add to that, because that's a really important point. The point you made about cross-border is crucial, particularly in terms of criminal exploitation. But also, I'll just say that we are doing other work, and I think it's helpful to perhaps…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Absolutely.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
And just perhaps quickly from me, finally, it's really important that some of the question we talked about earlier—. You asked us earlier on about whether we need a statutory definition of child criminal exploitation. They looked at all of this. They looked…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Yes. Well, I think you're going to raise this, probably, when you meet with Jess Phillips.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Well, I think we can say that I think we were pleased to see that youth justice and probation were recommended as the next-step candidates for devolution in the Gordon Brown review, and then that was reflected in the manifesto for the new UK Government. So…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Should be devolved.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Well, we are exploring the devolution of youth justice—very much a commitment of the Welsh Government in our programme for government, current programme for government, and manifesto. So, we are now hoping to take that a step forward, with the new UK…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
World-leading, which you were very involved, Julie, in developing. But also we’ve got our national anti-slavery Wales forum, which is Welsh Government-organised. So, we’re not just going there to wait to see what they think, the UK Government. It’s great that…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Yes, and I think I mentioned earlier on that I met with James Timpson yesterday, which I think is an early start, particularly looking at—. And, in fact, we’re going to visit the young offenders institution at Parc prison in a couple of weeks’ time, and I…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Yes. I mean, I think that's really important and it very much follows up from Gareth's questions and others before, because this is about how we can have that co-ordination locally, regionally and nationally, but the important point is that there are…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
—but crucially importantly, it's not on their own, they've got to share it with their colleagues in the social work teams and education as well.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Perhaps I could just come in and say youth justice workers, obviously, in the youth offending teams, do develop those specialisms—
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
Yes, it's a very cross-Government responsibility, but also you've identified the multi-agency network of responsibilities, from health boards to local authorities, and, indeed, also in terms of the engagement with the police and criminal justice as well. So…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Children and Young People on the margins - evidence session
That's something again where, on all levels, we want to influence this. I don't know whether Alistair or Mike want to come in on this. I think that it is important also to say that, of course, there is a pilot in terms of NRM decisions for children and young…
