, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Basic Income for Care Leavers Pilot
Thank you very much, Joel James. I was grateful we had some positive comments at the start of your questions today. I think you recognised that this pilot could offer great opportunities for our care leavers, and this is a basic income pilot. I just want to…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Basic Income for Care Leavers Pilot
In line with their corporate parenting responsibilities, Welsh local authorities will play a critical role in delivering the basic income for care leavers in Wales pilot. They will act as a first point of contact for the recipients of the basic income and…
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Basic Income for Care Leavers Pilot
Diolch, Llywydd. In February this year, I announced the Welsh Government’s intention to develop and deliver a basic income pilot for care leavers in Wales. Today, I'm pleased to confirm that the pilot will begin on 1 July 2022 and run for a total of three…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Diolch yn fawr.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Well, I think we've got every opportunity now to integrate this and absolutely mainstream it into our next strategy, and I think it would be better for us to—. If we need to expand the membership, for example, of our national implementation board for the next…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Apologies, I couldn't—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Well, I hope that they will—. BAWSO is part of the national implementation board and was very much part of the consultation leading to all of this, and the importance of BAWSO, the strengthening of their funding base, for example, has been crucially…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Diolch yn fawr, Sioned. I was just about to talk about the new strategy, because it provides us with a huge new opportunity, which we're already embracing anyway, to look at what we've already done in terms of specialist services and responding to violence…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
I think that goes back—. In my written evidence, I talked about the really useful evidence we had from the 'Uncharted Territory' report—that was back in 2013—which looked at the experiences of violence against migrant, refugee and asylum-seeker women in…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
It's coming out imminently, Altaf. I think, actually, the Minister for Health and Services will also comment on that. It's very important we get the guidance right. I think Julie mentioned the fact that Swansea Citizens Advice are working on that guidance…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Yes, apologies, Altaf, because that's a really important pilot as part of looking at the fact that we believe that—. For example, I don't know if anyone is, I'm sure, interested, or if the committee has taken evidence about the fact we're very disappointed…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Oh, right. The pilot. Apologies.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Right, okay. This is obviously where we need to do what we can within our powers to support those women. I don't know, Alison, if you want to comment on this. Does this—? Can you give more clarification on this point, Alison Plant?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
I'm just looking at which—. You refer to 500 women.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Well, thank you very much, Jane, and I did touch on this in my written evidence. I think it's very interesting in terms of the work that we've been doing. We've set up a steering group to look at no recourse to public funds, which is working now, looking at…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
We've got to, again, look at this evidence very closely that you're producing today, because this goes back to being culturally appropriate, the point questions had been asked on earlier on by your Members, that we should—. It's about understanding, it's…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Well, I think this is something where, in terms of our powers and responsibilities in the Welsh Government, we can't direct. For example, we can't direct the police. I think you've been taking evidence earlier on, haven't you, from DCC Blakeman about this: we…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Well, I think this is absolutely clear: it's the practice in Wales that we have not shared our health services with Home Office or immigration. It's always stood out, in terms of our race equality forum, as such a relief that we're not doing that in Wales…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much, Sarah. Yes, the establishment of our equality, race, and disability evidence units is critically important. That, again, rests in my portfolio, but it's vital for health and social services and the whole of Government to provide that…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
That's fine.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Well, perhaps if I could start by responding to that question, because this is very much my responsibility in terms of delivering on the violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence strategy. I mean, just in terms of focusing—. We have our…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Perhaps I could also—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
I was just going to refer, following up from Ken Skates's question, to my written evidence, when you talk about cultural differences and needs. I do say in the evidence that this, obviously, affects issues like honour-based abuse and violence, and that's…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
I wonder if I could just come in for a moment in response, or do you want, Ken—?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
Thank you very much, Ken. If I could start, in response to that, but I think I'll bring in not only the Minister for Health and Social Services, but can we introduce Dr Heather Payne as well, who's at the forefront of advising us in the chief medical…
