, Local Government and Housing Committee
Housing Ukrainian refugees - evidence session with the Minister for Social Justice
… that group that I've mentioned is really important when we bring third sector organisations together—the Welsh Refugee Council, all of the organisations I've mentioned, and now some Ukrainian Facebook groups, and also Ukrainian support groups …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
… supersponsor route, or, indeed, supporting hosts, and funding—substantially funding Housing Justice Cymru, Asylum Justice Cymru, the Welsh Refugee Council and the British Red Cross to ensure that they're all engaged in supporting the refugees who are …
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Minister, I recently met with some of the fantastic staff at the Welsh Refugee Council in Newport, alongside several asylum seekers. It was an incredibly informative meeting, and we discussed a range of issues that the organisation, asylum …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
… can receive advice from the Welsh Government-funded Wales sanctuary service. The service is run by the Welsh Refugee Council, along with Asylum Justice, Displaced People in Action, Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales, BAWSO and TGP …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: ministerial evidence session
… for the next strategy, I would be very willing to look at that in terms of the Welsh Refugee Council. I mean, we discussed these issues with them in terms of the coalition, the refugee coalition. We engage …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 4
… around victims' rights being absolutely clearly understood. The support services do a really good job—obviously, the Welsh Refugee Council. There can be a lot done in terms of being able to get that message out there, and …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 4
… Fortunately, in Wales, we have BAWSO—Black and Asian women step out—and we also have the Welsh Refugee Council, who are fantastic in terms of helping us to signpost, and also, for those that are in that …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Refugee Week 2022: Healing
… present their award in becoming a school of sanctuary. We have continued to provide funding to the Welsh Refugee Council and its partners to deliver our Wales sanctuary service and move-on services. We've also funded Asylum …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
… make sure that we can have specialist support, some funding going out to some organisations like the Welsh Refugee Council. The Red Cross are playing a hugely important role. They were there at the welcome centre we visited …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
… Ukrainians and Wales-based sponsors. We will also be extending our Wales sanctuary service, led by Welsh Refugee Council, to ensure that Ukrainians have access to this vital service. Within the service we will ensure provision of peer …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse, and sexual violence—migrant women: evidence session 1
… from BAWSO, Sara Kirkpatrick from Welsh Women's Aid, and Andrea Cleaver, the chief executive of the Welsh Refugee Council, to our first evidence session in our inquiry into violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence and …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
… can they play. The Wales Council for Voluntary Action, the children's commissioner, Barnardo's and the Welsh Refugee Council are all there. But I would just say—and it picks up something that Sioned raised earlier …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
… any specific provision to offer trauma support to refugees who have just arrived on our shores. The Welsh Refugee Council has noted that the major concern of those who arrive here having fled is the level and type …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Update on Ukraine
… words, is unnecessarily long-winded and bureaucratic, leaving thousands of people powerless across mainland Europe. And the Welsh Refugee Council has heard of the frustration of the families who do come here on the families plan rather than …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Homes for Ukraine scheme update
… take back the point you raised from experience. Indeed, we're working very closely with the Welsh Refugee Council, who've been managing that scheme, on the experience of refugees in Wales in terms of access to that …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Homes for Ukraine scheme update
… asylum seekers in Wales. The transport project that provides this free transport that was piloted by the Welsh Refugee Council, through Welsh Government, ends at the end of this month. Meanwhile, refugees from Ukraine have been granted free …
, Plenary
Statement by the Minister for Social Justice: Homes for Ukraine scheme update
… important that we're working very closely with the Wales Council for Voluntary Action, the Welsh Refugee Council, Cytûn and Voice of Ukraine. The Counsel General, Mick Antoniw, and myself met with many of those contacts throughout the …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Draft Budget 2022-23: Scrutiny session with the Minister for Social Justice
… have already announced money for, for example, the Wales hate crime support centre, victim support and the Welsh Refugee Council as well. These are all areas where we are addressing those points that you've raised, Altaf. Also …
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Social Justice
… when Carl Sargeant was Minister, and that role has been supported by groups like Bawso and the Welsh Refugee Council, which bring a victim-focused expertise. And now we also have Jeff Cuthbert spearheading the police and crime …