, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Care Inspectorate Wales: Annual Scrutiny
We can come on to some of those other issues in a little bit more detail, I'm sure, through this session. Following that, really, in the annual report, you say that readers 'will no doubt be struck by a sense of déjà vu'.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Care Inspectorate Wales: Annual Scrutiny
So, we'll move on to the first item on our agenda this morning, which is Care Inspectorate Wales: annual scrutiny. I'd like to welcome our witnesses who have joined us this morning. We have Gillian Baranski, chief inspector, Care Inspectorate Wales; and we…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
I'd like to welcome Members to the meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee today. The public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and a record of proceedings will be published as usual. The meeting is bilingual…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this meeting of the Children, Young People and Education Committee.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 8
Thank you, Chair.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 8
Diolch, Cadeirydd. And, just finally from me: are there any solutions that you think would help to increase the number of pet-friendly homes in the private rented sector in Wales?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 7
Brilliant. Diolch. Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 7
Just finally, the housing expert panel suggests a statutory 'scores on the doors' rating scheme for letting agents, to help tenants and landlords make decisions when choosing an agent. Do you think this type of scheme would be beneficial?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 7
Thank you. In your written evidence, you've included a number of suggestions of how to improve and develop Rent Smart Wales. Can you tell us what improvements you think should be a priority?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 7
Diolch, Cadeirydd. Just a few questions around regulation, really. We heard from local authorities that they'd like some more power to permanently exclude persistently non-compliant landlords from the market. Do you have any thoughts on this, or do you have…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 6
I don't know if anybody else has any—
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 6
Thank you, Chair. Just on the enforcement mechanisms, how effective do you feel that they are in tackling non-compliance with legislation by landlords and agents?
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 6
Diolch, Cadeirydd. I just want to touch a bit on regulation. We have covered that a little bit this morning. I think Debbie mentioned in an earlier question some positive things for the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. Perhaps you can just say a little bit…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 5
Yes. Thank you. Diolch, Cadeirydd. And I think Ben mentioned earlier that robust enforcement was needed. In your view, perhaps you can expand on how effective you feel the enforcement mechanisms for tackling non-compliance with legislation by landlords are.
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, can I ask for a statement, please, from the Minister for Health and Social Services on access to the drug Fampyra, also known as Fampridine. Fampyra is a drug used by MS patients to improve their quality of life, and it was approved by the Welsh…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Thank you. Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
And just finally from me, Becky mentioned earlier, I think, just about the numbers of older people that will be renting in the future, and perhaps some of those older people might never have owned their own home. Do you think that there are any additional…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Thank you, Chair. And, yes, that's really interesting. Some of this is around the adequate housing issue, really, isn't it, for trip hazards and other things that you see that would help anybody of any age, really, as well. Just going back, the social housing…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Yes, of course.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Yes. And just—[Interruption.] Oh, sorry—
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 4
Diolch, Cadeirydd, and thank you for that. I think you've touched on how difficult some of this is, and I think it would be worth having those case studies that you have mentioned, because I think it would be really good to have them and we could take up. In…
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Diolch, Cadeirydd.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
I'm fine, thank you, Chair, but I don't know if you wanted to come back on my second question.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
No, no, that's fine.
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Private rented sector: evidence session 3
Yes, absolutely.
