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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Update on Criminal Justice Blueprints
In this context, the blueprints for women’s justice and youth justice embody our vision for justice. Through them, we are working with a wide range of partners to support and divert vulnerable people away from crime and towards better futures for themselves…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Update on Criminal Justice Blueprints
Last week, the UK Government announced urgent measures, including a prison early release scheme, in response to acute population pressures across the prison estate. This demonstrates that the long-standing approach to justice of the UK Government needs to be…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Update on Criminal Justice Blueprints
Thank you, Llywydd. Good afternoon.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
Diolch yn fawr, Joyce Watson. I think there's little more that I can say but to endorse that, and to actually say that I hope this statement and the forthcoming report that's coming out, the first thematic report, will encourage the opposition to look at this…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
Diolch yn fawr. I think we are in the early stages of evaluation, and, of course, that is the first step to understanding the impact. We've got that real-life experience that is being shared with this, and, indeed, the evaluation team commissioned back in…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
Diolch yn fawr, Jane Dodds, and thank you for that tremendous support again. We have such support across the vast majority of this Senedd, and I hope that others will change their tune. I think it was a more measured set of questions I had from the Welsh…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
Diolch yn fawr, Jack Sargeant, and thank you for your foresight, your foresight that goes way back to when you actually brought forward a debate on the prospect of a basic income pilot for our care-experienced young people in Wales, for all the reasons that…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
Diolch yn fawr, Sioned Williams. Thank you for your long-standing support and your role in terms of the Children and Young People Committee and the evidence that's taken place in terms of building that profile, that understanding of how we are implementing…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
I think that it's important just to reflect on this cohort of young people, which actually responds to many of the questions that you have raised. We decided to introduce the pilot for this particular cohort—this group of young people—as we know that care…
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
Thank you very much, Joel James, for those questions.
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Statement by the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales Pilot
Diolch yn fawr, acting Presiding Officer. It has been over 12 months since we launched our basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot. And the pilot offered young people leaving care and turning 18 between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023 the opportunity to…
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Short Debate: Breaking the class ceiling—Building an egalitarian Wales
We've long recognised that, alongside other factors, social and economic circumstances are significant contributions to inequality, and we are committed to creating that fairer and more prosperous Wales where everyone has the opportunity to reach their…
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Short Debate: Breaking the class ceiling—Building an egalitarian Wales
Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'd like to thank the Member for Islwyn, Rhianon Passmore, for raising this important matter and welcome the debate on breaking the class ceiling and building a fairer and egalitarian Wales for all, but especially today, as we…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
Thank you, Mark. I know that you will have heard, in my opening remarks, that I was responding to some of the ways in which we're addressing responses to many of the recommendations in the children's commissioner's report, that you know we're developing…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
That important question has come up and, indeed, we addressed it, actually, during our pre-consultation exercise. I gave that commitment that we need to have that transparent accountability to show that we are producing and delivering on those outcomes. I've…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
—transparent accountability and measuring progress. Yes.
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd, and thank you to all Members for their contributions to this debate on the children's commissioner's annual report. It's clear that the Senedd shares a commitment to the rights of children and young people in Wales and that those…
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Debate: The Children’s Commissioner for Wales’ Annual Report 2022-23
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. I’m pleased to have the opportunity today to introduce our annual debate on the children’s commissioner’s report. The report provides an opportunity to reflect on the previous year’s work to support children’s rights in Wales. The…
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Topical Questions
Diolch yn fawr, Sioned Williams. It was the Home Office's failure to engage with the local authority, with the local community, with local community leaders and public services that led to that community tension, that insecurity, as well as, of course, the…
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Topical Questions
Diolch yn fawr, Cefin Campbell. Can I also add my thanks, as I have done, to the partners who played their important roles, the statutory bodies? I didn't mention the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, of course, for securing that prohibition order…
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Topical Questions
Thank you very much, Joyce Watson, for those questions. It's been, as you say, a very difficult time for the local community in Llanelli. We were extremely disappointed with how the proposed use of the Stradey Park Hotel was handled, not just by the Home…
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Topical Questions
Thank you very much indeed for asking this question. After months of disruption to the local community, I welcome the clarity provided by the Home Office's decision not to use Stradey Park Hotel to house sanctuary seekers. The Home Office must now play its…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch yn fawr, and thank you also for acknowledging the important and independent role of the older people's commissioner. You've stated many of those achievements. I think what is important is that we work cross-Government with the older people's…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
We respect the older people's commissioner's role as an independent voice and champion for older people, and work in partnership to progress her priorities, including ending the abuse of older people, protecting older people's rights, increasing take-up of…
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Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Of course, you are fully aware, because many statements have been made by the Minister for Climate Change, and also engagement, about our new Warm Homes scheme, the successor to Nest, which, actually, has been very successful in delivering warm homes to…
