Concise Minutes - Children, Young People and Education Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Meeting time: 08.53 - 13.02
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4532

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Lynne Neagle AM (Chair) Michelle Brown AM Hefin David AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Julie Morgan AM Mark Reckless AM
Witnesses:	Dr Jane Fenton-May, Royal College of General Practitioners Dr Rob Morgan, Royal College of General Practitioners John Palmer, Cwm Taf University Health Board Melanie Wilkey, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Rosemarie Whittle, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Angela Hopkins, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board Nick Wood, Aneurin Bevan University Heath Board Warren Lloyd, Hywel Dda University Health Board Liz Carroll, Hywel Dda University Health Board Dr Peter Gore Rees, Royal College of Psychiatrists Alberto Salmoiraghi, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Rhiannon Jones, Powys Teaching Health Board Carole Bell, Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee Carl Shortland, Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee Robert Colgate, Welsh Health Specialised Service Committee
Committee Staff:	Llinos Madeley (Clerk) Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members, apologies were received from Darren Millar and John Griffiths, there were no substitutes.

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2 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - Evidence session 17

2.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Royal College of General Practitioners.

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3 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - Evidence session 18

3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives from Local Health Boards.

They agreed to provide a note explaining why the national percentage spend on CAMHS compared to adult mental health services quoted in the session amounted to approximately 12.7%, which is significantly higher than the individual percentage spend quoted by each health board in written and oral evidence (which ranged from 5.1% - 8.5%). 

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4 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - Evidence session 19

4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives from Local Health Boards. 

Powys Teaching Health Board agreed to provide a note on the number of children and young people currently waiting for a neurodevelopmental assessment, and the length of wait they are facing.

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5 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - Evidence session 20

The Committee heard evidence from the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee.

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6 Paper(s) to note

6.1 The papers were noted. The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education for an update on supply teaching. </AI7><AI8>

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Services and the Minister for Children & Social Care - further information following the meeting on 22 November </AI8><AI9>

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education - Welsh Baccalaureate </AI9><AI10>

Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education from the National Education Union Cyrmu, the Voice the Union and UCAC </AI10><AI11>

Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Education - Details of the key checkpoint dates ahead of the release of the new curriculum in April 2019 </AI11><AI12>

Additional information from representatives from NHS emergency duty teams and crisis care practitioners following the meeting on 10 January </AI12><AI13>

E-mail to the CYPE Committee by members of Fair Deal for Supply Teachers - including their letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education </AI13><AI14>

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education regarding Welsh medium text books for qualifications

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7 Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting

7.1 The Motion was agreed.

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8 Inquiry into the Emotional and Mental Health of Children and Young People - Consideration of the evidence

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence heard during the sessions.

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