Sioned Williams MS Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
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Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
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Responsibilities
- Deputise for Prif Weinidog
- Children's and young people's rights, entitlements and advocacy
- Early years, childcare and play policy, including the Childcare offer and workforce
- Cynnal Payment
- Family Support policy and programmes
- Parenting
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Co-ordination of cross-cutting measures to promote prosperity and tackle poverty
- Co-ordination of measures to mitigate Child Poverty
- DWP Liaison and engagement with UKG Welfare policy
- Welsh Benefit System
- Fuel and food poverty
- Financial inclusion, including credit unions
- Equality and Human Rights
- Diversity and inclusion guidance for elections
- Co-ordination of issues relating to Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, Asylum-seekers, refugees, migration and community cohesion
- Anti-slavery, domestic abuse, gender-based violence and sexual violence
- The Voluntary sector and volunteering
- Social Partnership
- Relationship with the Older People's Commissioner for Wales, Children's Commissioner for Wales, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
- Lead on policy in relation to the Armed Forces, Veterans and Cadets in Wales
- Wales and Africa
- Lead on policy in relation to justice policy issues
- Youth Justice and Female Offending blueprints
- Community cohesion
- Community Safety, including Police Community Support Officers
- Relations with the Police and Crime Commissioners, Police and other Criminal Justice agencies
- Relations with UK government in respect of Prisons and the Probation Service
- Advice and Advocacy Services
- Lead responsibility for monitoring Post Office and Royal Mail matters in Wales
- Oversight of the distribution of Lottery funding within Wales