, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 6
Thank you, Chair. I have questions regarding your views on the response of the Government to the culture review. What are your views on appointing the commissioners and the steps that have been taken by the Welsh Government in general?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 6
Thank you. I just wanted to ask: are any of those present here from the authorities or from the services aware of any case where it was allowed for an officer to leave or retire when there were concerns or complaints regarding their behaviour that had not…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 5
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 5
Thank you. You referred there that you are going to consider the recent allegations and the culture review as part of your method of undertaking this work. Will that also mean that you'll be reconsidering who you'll be questioning, considering some of the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 5
Thank you, Chair. I'd like to have some more details from you regarding the review you mentioned earlier, your review in terms of governance. What are the terms of reference and the methodological approach for the governance review that you have been asked to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch, Weinidog. There is a lot of good work being done in partnership, but the dial isn’t shifting, clearly, is it? We know that’s partly due to our relationship with Westminster, as you’ve highlighted, but we also need to evaluate better, I think, the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. The spin and the counter spin of the spring budget are filling the airwaves, but what is irrefutable is that financial hardship and higher levels of poverty have become the new normal in Wales. As the Bevan Foundation have noted in…
, Committee of the Whole Senedd
Group 7: Review of possible job sharing of offices relating to the Senedd (Amendments 4, 62, 63)
Thank you. I just want to say, as someone who returned to the workplace after having children through the merit of a job share, it is in no way a part-time job. It is in no way less of a role; the way you do it is different. I just want to say that there…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Yes, the importance of preventative intervention and advocacy. I was a member of the Children, Young People and Education Committee when we held our inquiry to look at the radical reforms that were needed for the care system, and one of our recommendations…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 3
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 3
Great. Thank you. And in terms of these regular meetings that you have been having with Dan Stephens, did you discuss issues with regard to culture?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 3
Thank you. Mark, do you have anything to add?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 3
Thank you. And you've both mentioned how you've had meetings, or that you will be having meetings with the Government in terms of the next steps, how confident are you that the Welsh Government is doing everything within its ability to address the issues that…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 3
Yes.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 3
Thank you. But in terms of what you were saying at the beginning of your comments, in terms of paying tribute to the bravery of those who have spoken out about their experiences, of course, we saw the review at the end of last week, a further report that…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 3
Thank you very much. Mark, do you have any comments to make?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 3
Thank you. And then a more general question. Clearly, the Welsh Government has taken a number of steps since the publication of the culture review. To what extent would you agree that these are the right actions, and what would you hope to see as a result of…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 3
Thank you, Chair. Good afternoon to you both. I have a question, first of all, for Tristan Ashby: in response to the appointment by the Minister of the commissioners on 6 February, you said that the Minister had proposed a meeting with the Fire and Rescue…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 2
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 2
Yes, and in terms of—. Clearly, you've got a long experience and a good recognition of the issues that were wrong in the service, but, in terms of what the Government decided to do, the steps they took as a result of the review, did you as a union have any…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 2
Thank you. That's what the next question was going to be, really. You mentioned the arrangements in place now that you can meet with the commissioners, so that the voice of your members is being heard by them, and that they feed back with regard to the steps…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 2
Exactly. Thank you for that. You have mentioned your views and your support for some of the steps that Welsh Government have taken since announcing the culture review in terms of the commissioners—you support that step. Therefore, what do you hope to see…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 2
Thank you, Chair, and good afternoon, Peter. You spoke very strongly, and powerfully, about the importance of staff perception. Whatever the reality is, whatever the evidence is, staff perception of culture is important. Following on from that, were you…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 1
Diolch. Diolch, Gadeirydd.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Governance of Fire and Rescue Services: panel 1
Thank you. The Deputy Minister has told us that the commissioners will remain until the work is finished. What is your view of what a finished job will look like? How will that look, in your opinion? Are there any further actions that you’d like to see the…
