, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Shall we ask Chantal to come in first, then?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Who would like to go first?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Very good. Thank you very much. Can I bring Sioned Williams in now?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Jane Dodds, I don't think you missed too much of the initial question, so please ask what you wanted to ask before we lost you.
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Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Thank you very much. We seem to have lost Jane Dodds. Is that right? So, can I go to you, Ken Skates, to talk about adverse childhood experiences? Hopefully Jane will rejoin us shortly.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Okay. No worries. Okay, thank you. Can I just ask Jane—? Oh, sorry, Sarah, did you want to add to that?
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Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Okay. Is there anything you can elaborate on as to why these residential centres have been successful in England, as Jo said?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Okay. Thank you for that. Can I call on Sarah Murphy to ask some questions now on the specifics?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Okay. So, you don't have any specific knowledge of how the system works for Welsh women.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Okay. So, I think my concern is about the pace of change for diverting women from ending up in prison, with all the upheavals that that causes for them and their family, particularly where very short sentences are involved, where it's completely pointless…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
The latest blueprint update was published in May—lots of fine aspirations, not a lot of detail about what's actually been achieved. So, I wonder, Jo, if you can tell us a little bit about how the Cordis Bright and ORS evaluations are actually influencing the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Very good. Jo Hopkins, obviously, the biggest issues for women in prison are both adverse childhood experiences, mental health and addiction issues. So, do you think that this blueprint starts to address those issues and the way we handle them?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
Okay. Fine. We may want to come back on those statements. Dee or Jo, do either of you want to comment on this? You don't have to comment on every single thing if you agree with previous speakers.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences of the criminal justice system—evidence session 2
I'd like to welcome our witnesses for our inquiry into women's experience of the criminal justice system. This is our second evidence session, and I'd like to welcome Chantal Edge, who's a consultant in public health for the UK Health Security Agency, who's…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Introductions, apologies and substitutions
Good afternoon. Welcome to the Equality and Social Justice Committee. Before we take evidence from our witnesses today, I just wondered if there are any declarations of interest from Members. I don't see any. We've had no apologies; every Member is present.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Global impact of domestic consumption
I very much welcome the introduction of the horticulture development and entry-level grants, but at the moment we only produce a quarter of a portion per person per day of fruit and veg, so that is a very long road to travel. How can you accelerate the change…
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Global impact of domestic consumption
I thank Plaid for this motion, to coincide with COP27, and also for the passion with which Delyth Jewell introduced the debate. I also want to pay tribute to the excellent and blessedly short report by Shea Buckland-Jones on behalf of WWF, which really does…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
Just a note to Gareth Davies—the pie has shrunk over the last 12 years, and that is why the whole of the public sector is struggling so badly in terms of its budgets, in terms of the resources it has to deliver the services. So, there is no more money…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
Thank you very much for that answer. I'm glad to hear that only 30 per cent of the criteria was cost. But I think one of the issues—I mean, there are several issues. One is, of course, that the cost of food has increased, and therefore it's very difficult to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Senedd Commission
2. What essential criteria other than cost did the Commission use to select the new Senedd canteen contractor? OQ58658
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Okay. My understanding is that it is within your portfolio to look at the equality impact of all Government policies, and that, obviously, includes Flying Start, while I appreciate that you're not the Minister who actually carries responsibility for that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
7. How does the equality impact assessment for the phase 2 expansion of early years childcare provision via the Flying Start programme compare to the assessment completed for phase 1? OQ58664
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 12: Review of operation of Act (Amendments 45. 52)
Yes. Just before Huw Irranca-Davies was able to join us, we did have a firm commitment from the Minister early on in our scrutiny of the Bill, of the amendments, that there would be an annual report to the Welsh Parliament of work in progress on the guidance…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 11: Enforcement action by local authorities (Amendments 41, 42, 43)
Just to say that I think that amendments 42 and 43 could have the perverse consequences of encouraging somebody who wished to avoid compliance with the law to then store those products in the residential part of their accommodation, knowing that enforcement…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 9: Future policy arrangements: Single-use plastics pollution strategy and Reusable Products Taskforce (Amendments 35, 65, 48, 79)
I'm all in favour of moving as fast as we can to banning plastics in menstrual products and reusable nappies and wet wipes. On menstrual products, I think it would be much better if people were using Mooncups or reusable pants, but I appreciate that there are…
