, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences in the criminal justice system—evidence session 4
In that regard—
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences in the criminal justice system—evidence session 4
Thank you, Minister. In terms of what's happening currently—and it was very interesting to hear there about the effort to raise awareness amongst sentencers—of course, we have heard during this inquiry that 50 per cent of magistrates who replied to the survey…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences in the criminal justice system—evidence session 4
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Minister. One of the things we've heard mentioned most is the destructive impact of short prison sentences on women's lives, and how they are meaningless in terms of trying to rehabilitate them in society, and having any kind…
, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
It's the Children, Young People and Education Committee.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Diolch yn fawr. Diolch, Gadeirydd.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
I just want to ask, just thinking about yesterday's census, you do mention—the chair and the chief executive—in your words, how you're contributing to and endorsing the Government's 'Cymraeg 2050' agenda. So could you briefly tell us, because I know we don't…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Really briefly.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you. And one more general question, maybe, to finish. In your foreword, Philip Blaker, you said that, along with awarding bodies, you're examining the potential impact that policy changes in England could have on qualifications for Welsh learners. Could…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you. You mentioned right at the beginning, I think, about the incidents in the exam series, and awarding bodies notified you of 197 incidents in 2020-22, which is similar to the last year when exams took place—192 in 2018-19. So, is there anything you'd…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you. And the report also noted that 11 of the 90 awarding bodies with recognised status reported non-compliance with your conditions of recognition in 2021-22. To what extent is this a cause for any concern?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you. Four awarding bodies surrendered their recognised status in 2021-22. Is that associated with what you've just mentioned? What were the reasons for that, and does it have any significant impact on the qualifications system in Wales?
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you. And in looking to the future—and you mentioned WJEC there—what are the advantages and disadvantages of restricting some key qualifications to only one provider, namely WJEC, meaning that it effectively has a monopoly over these, to all intents and…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you. In terms of the priority qualification list, the last time that list was agreed with the Welsh Government was in April 2021, with the previous Minister. Do you anticipate updating the priority qualification list, as well as the list of those that…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you. That's very useful in terms of understanding the difference. In terms, therefore, of the current situation, how do you keep the qualifications in Wales database up to date? And, roughly, how many of the qualifications on there are largely redundant…
, Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Scrutiny of Qualifications Wales Annual Report 2021-2022
Thank you, Chair. Good morning, and I will be asking my questions in Welsh, if you need your headsets. My questions relate to your regulatory activity. Under the Qualifications Wales Act 2015, you can either approve or designate qualifications in order to…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Diolch. Of course, the service we have in Wales here is for people who are over 18, isn't it? That's the difference. I recently met with the British Medical Association to discuss their 'Sexual orientation and gender identity in the medical profession'…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
Diolch, Llywydd. A UK-wide public consultation on the interim service specification for specialist gender dysphoria services for children and young people closed recently on 5 December. Although published by NHS England, the proposed changes will impact on…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
In terms of that shortage, we've already heard about that as well. You mentioned earlier the shortage that people had mentioned of Welsh speakers in north Wales, for example. Is sharing resources commonplace? Because we've heard that there are two speech and…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Thank you. It's clear that you're quite confident in your opinion on that model, and that coincides with the evidence that we heard from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists this morning. In terms of the youth offending teams that don't have…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Thank you, Chair. We heard earlier on about the postcode lottery that exists. We've heard about the quite concerning data, which we heard from Amanda, I think, with regard to only two of the 28, I think you said, of young people would come to you who had been…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Thank you. Does anyone have anything to add? Adam, maybe, do you have anything to add in terms of your experience in Gwent?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay. We've also talked about the different models, and Pippa talked about that variation that exists across Wales. In terms of thinking about the model, are you of the opinion that the teams that have speech and language therapists embedded within their…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
But you're quite content that—. So, therefore, the screening tools are appropriate, but maybe it depends on how much training and how many skills exist within the individual teams—is that right?
