, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the work of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Yes.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the work of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Sorry, I'll say it again. I was a bit unclear, Sophie. You described identifying your own focus areas as setting your own well-being objectives. So, how would you assess your progress towards that?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the work of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you, Chair. You mentioned that looking at the focus areas in terms of setting out your own well-being aims—. Sorry, I'll start again. I've scribbled things down wrongly here. You described identifying your focus areas and setting your own well-being…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the work of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you. Thank you, Chair.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the work of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you very much. As to what’s been announced by the Welsh Government, you have listed a fair number of things there, for example, transport—we haven’t seen any kind of cost-of-living measures regarding transport cost relief. But, in terms of what they…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Annual scrutiny of the work of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Thank you, Chair. I would also like to focus specifically on one aspect of your work, namely your latest paper on the cost-of-living crisis. Could you share with us the key messages from that paper, please?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Women's experiences in the criminal justice system—evidence session 4
We're all live, but we can't hear the room.
, 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…
