2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Yes. You'll know that we have been looking into this, but we don't have the same powers as the Scottish Government. I've said a lot about increasing incomes, so there's no question that the more we can increase incomes, the better. And we have been liaising…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
I think I've mentioned the aspects of our cross-Government child poverty strategy that I believe are doing good and need to be retained and supported in terms of getting money, via entitlements, into people's pockets—'Claim what's yours'. We need to continue…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Diolch yn fawr, Sioned. Of course, you know that we have powers, and we don't have all the powers, to tackle child poverty and there are far too many children living in poverty, and that's why we launched our child poverty strategy for Wales, which has…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Yes. This is something where we need to ensure that services are being commissioned at local and regional levels to meet the needs of children and young people. What we're doing now is we're going to undertake a national mapping exercise of specialist…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
We'll pick that up immediately, because, as I said, we spent time through our women's justice blueprint in Wales engaging with magistrates and sentencers, so we will want to try and engage with them. In fact, the Magistrates' Association attended our…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
But I think a worrying point is if they're saying that our guidance in terms of children and young people is—. Well, you can, obviously, share this letter with us.
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Well, I'm extremely concerned about that letter—obviously, I haven't had a letter of that kind, but I don't know, Mike, if you're aware of this—because that is entirely the wrong direction, as we've already discussed, in terms of wanting to move away from…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Thank you. That, again, was a very important report from the committee. I think I've also mentioned, again in my evidence report, the ways in which we've responded to recommendations. I think I’ll turn to Ian again in terms of the fact that we've got an…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Well, that is a terrible situation, which I was not aware of until you raised that with me today. I certainly want to find out—and Mike Connolly will do this for me—from the police forces. I think the only thing I would say is that there is some prospect…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Certainly through the community cohesion co-ordinators at local level. I'm sure you can meet your local community cohesion co-ordinator. It's useful to do so, to find out what's on their agenda. Clearly, there have been some areas of real tension where we've…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
They're meeting on 19 March, the group that was set up because of this committee. It's also looking at the framework, isn't it, Andrew?
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Yes, thank you for that, because this is all developing very—. Well, not developing fast, in the sense that we have been funding community cohesion co-ordinators for a number of years. And you will welcome, I know, the fact that we're funding them for a…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
It's the misinformation toolkit. Actually, what I wanted to do—. We've got a practical guide to protect organisations from hate and harassment. I'd like to share this with the committee. It's gone to all third sector organisations, because we know, for…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
It is disheartening to us all who believe in hope, not hate, in Wales that we have this 5 per cent increase in recorded hate crime. We actually had two annual decreases. Chair, you've mentioned the global situation, but we also have to recognise that the…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Well, as you say, it's cross-Government, and just in terms of the budget that we recently passed, hopefully there was some scrutiny and questioning from committees about their specific areas of responsibility in terms of cross-Government funding. I know that…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
That is really important. There are a number of stakeholders, of course—stakeholders across the whole of the Welsh Government, all the sectors. I do hope the committee will acknowledge the fact that we've got this independent external advisory group. It is…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Could I just bring Amelia in?
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
The tracker of the dashboard. And, for example, there's been evaluation of the culture, heritage and sports £5 million grant. So, I'm giving you some examples, because it's important to put that on the record—
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Well, delivery of this plan has to be a cross-Government commitment. It was refreshed, as you say, in November 2024, and that was about ensuring that the goals and actions in the plan make a measurable and tangible impact on the lives of ethnic minority…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Well, we were very pleased and engaged with the criminal justice partners when they developed the 'Criminal Justice Anti-Racism Action Plan for Wales'. It's jointly led by criminal justice partners, not devolved, alongside and including the Welsh Government…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
There have been extensive discussions since the announcement, and obviously questions to me in the Senedd about this, and also extensive discussions with the PCCs themselves. And, in fact, there are meetings ongoing, as we speak, and we have a policing…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Thank you for that question. This was also on the agenda for my meeting with Lord Timpson last week. I took the opportunity to raise the committee's concerns because obviously I knew you'd had that look at this, and particularly with the work that Dr Rob…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
The MOU provides the basis of that agreement in terms of delivery. As I said, we've got a secondee from the UK Government, from HM Prison and Probation Service, who is working—. Her job is to craft this MOU. I wish I could be here to see that MOU come into…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
That's a really important point. It is a non-statutory agreement. I've seen the MOU that was signed between Greater Manchester and the Ministry of Justice, and the same question could be asked of Greater Manchester and the Deputy Mayor, Kate Green, who takes…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith gweinidogol: sesiwn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a’r Prif Chwip
Well, I see this as us taking control, in the way that greater Manchester has, of the delivery of probation services, in partnership with local government in Wales. I think we've just got to look at every step that we can take. I feel that we've got—. We've…
