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Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee Concise Minutes - Equality and Social Justice Committee Meeting Venue: This meeting can be viewed Video Conference via Zoom on Senedd TV at: Meeting date: Friday, 16 July 2021 http://senedd.tv/en/12403 Meeting time: 10.30 - 12.32 ------ Attendance Category Names Jenny Rathbone MS (Chair) Altaf Hussain MS Members of the Sarah Murphy MS Senedd: Sioned Williams MS Ken Skates MS Witnesses: Alun Davidson (Clerk) Committee Staff: Yan Thomas (Deputy Clerk) Sam Mason (Legal Adviser) 1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest 1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the first meeting of the Sixth Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee. 1.2 In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, the Chair stated that she had determined that the public were excluded from the Committee’s meeting in order to protect public health but that the meeting would be broadcast live on www.senedd.tv. 1.3 The Chair stated that if for any reason she dropped out of the meeting, the Committee agreed that Sarah Murphy MS would become Temporary Chair in accordance with Standing Order 17.22. 1.4 Apologies were received from Jane Dodds MS. There were no declarations of interest. 2 Motion under SO17.42(ix) to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting 2.1 The motion was agreed. 3 Committee remit 3.1 Members noted the remit. 4 Committee procedures and ways of working 4.1 Members considered and discussed the paper on the Committee’s procedures and ways of working. 5 Strategic approach to Committee remit 5.1 Members considered and discussed the paper on the Committee’s strategic approach and agreed to return to this in the autumn term. 6 Early Committee activity 6.1 Members considered and discussed the paper on the Committee’s early business. .
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