, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Great, thank you very much. I'm going to ask some questions on advocacy now. So, I guess—. I'm going to ask this question first just to get to gauge all of your responses to this. In your opinions, do you think there is sufficient advocacy for children and…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Chair, I think Jane wanted to come in.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
That's excellent. Thank you very much.
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Thank you. Did anyone else want to come in?
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
And just as a follow-up as well, what happens if the screening tool does identify that a young person may have a speech, language, communication need? Is the sentencing then delayed until they're referred and assessed by an SLT to determine the extent of…
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Thank you.
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Okay. Thank you very much. My next question for you all is, if you all want to come in: are you satisfied that youth offending teams staff are equipped with the tools and skills they need to identify young people with speech, language and communication needs…
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Yes. We can follow up on that, but that's really helpful. Thank you.
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Right. And do you know of any cases where sometimes they aren't being done or they aren't being seen by the magistrates beforehand?
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
That's okay. Just to follow up, then, as you did mention the pre-sentencing reports, because we've been doing this inquiry as well into women in the criminal justice system, and we did find that they weren't always being seen, for whatever reason, whether…
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
I thought that might be the case, as I was going through this section. Thank you, Eleri. If you do want to come in, though, then please feel free to. Darren, did you want to come in on this at all?
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Thank you very much—that's really helpful. Eleri wanted to come in next.
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel two
Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you, all, for being here this afternoon. I'm going to ask some questions now about courts and sentencing. So, in court, vulnerable witnesses with speech, language and communication needs have access to registered…
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
That's very helpful. Thank you. It is always really helpful for the committee when we are aware of best practice, so it's good to have examples like that and look at maybe how that can be spread far and wide, so thank you very much. Thank you, Chair.
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Absolutely. Thank you. And then, my last question: the National Autistic Society Cymru say that many autistic people have profoundly negative and damaging experiences in prison, so what support and adjustments do you think should be provided to young people…
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
I agree. Thank you. Did anybody else—? Pippa or Kim, did you want to come in on any of the barriers to accessing this kind of support?
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay.
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Absolutely. Thank you very much. And then coming to intermediaries—. So, intermediaries are available to support young people with, sorry, SLCN—I haven't had that coffee today—who are witnesses through the court system, and your view on whether intermediaries…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Absolutely. Thank you, Dave. Sorry, as you've raised it, I just need to make a declaration that my mother is the chief executive officer of TGP Cymru. I didn't make it at the beginning, obviously, because they're not down to give evidence, but, as you've…
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Yes, of course.
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay. Thank you.
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Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Okay. Thank you. But just to clarify, though, I suppose, it's not actually a trained advocate or an independent advocate.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Experiences of young people with speech, language and communication needs in the criminal justice system—panel one
Thank you, Chair. Thank you, all, for being here this morning. I'm going to ask a few questions about advocacy. So, the first one is: is there sufficient advocacy for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs who are suspected of…
, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
I will.
, Health and Social Care Committee
Social care horizon-scanning: evidence session with Care Inspectorate Wales
I have to say that I've had three or four cases in the last few weeks where I don't think the active offer has been given. I think it is one of those things that needs to be consistently reinforced; it shouldn't be coming from my office, 'Has the active offer…
