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5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay. So, not something that you're able to add anything on at the moment. Thank you. Well, thank you all very much indeed for your evidence—really interesting. You've all given a lot of information for us to think about. You will be sent a transcript of what…
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Finally from me, we've heard lots of good examples of good practice from all of you in your individual work; I just wondered what the role of the children's commissioner was, because she's not been mentioned at all, particularly with those young people with…
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay, very good. Jane, over to you, if you want to pick up any other issues to do with this.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Jane, do you want to come in now? Jane Dodds.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay. Dave, do you want to go first, then?
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Shall we start with Pippa and then we'll come to Adam or Dave?
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Thank you. Can I bring Altaf Hussain in now, please?
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Could I just ask what the relationship is with solicitors? Because they must become aware that there are communication issues when they're talking to their client before they appear before the Youth Justice Board. Are they proactively saying, 'I think there…
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Kim.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay. If we can now move on to the advocacy services that exist for young people who are struggling with these issues. Sarah Murphy.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Pippa, do you want to start off?
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Given that it's between 60 and 90 per cent of all the people we're talking about, I can't understand, myself, how it is that people don't know about this, if they're working in this field. Ken, back to you.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Kim Jenkins, you wanted to add something—.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay. Jane Dodds, I think you wanted to come in at this point.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Thanks. Back to you, Ken.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Ken, before you go on, I think Pippa Cotterill wanted to come in on this point.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Dave.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Yes, Dave, please do.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Who'd like to go first?
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Thank you. Just to say to all witnesses, but particularly those who are online, if you wish to add to something that another speaker has said, please just raise your hand and I'll call you in. If we could now move on to Ken Skates.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay. Pippa Cotterill.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Who'd like to start?
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay. Well, we clearly need to have that conversation with the Minister in due course. Very good. If I could now ask Sioned Williams to come in.
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Excellent. And, Pippa, could you just elaborate on why it is that some local education authorities have no input from speech and language therapists?
5 December 2022Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Yes, in the first instance, and then I'll come back to colleagues in the room.