• Source: Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Wales)

      • The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice (Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol) is a member of the Cabinet in the Welsh Government. The current officeholder is Jane Hutt since July 2024.


      Ministers




      Responsibilities


      The responsibilities of the post are:
      Co-ordinating cross-cutting measures than can tackle poverty and promote prosperity
      Co-ordinating Child Poverty mitigation measures
      Digital Inclusion
      Oversee lottery funding distribution in Wales
      Inclusive financial systems, such as credit unions
      Reforming the Welfare system
      Fuel Poverty
      Fire and Rescue Services, which includes community fire safety
      Community safety
      Leading policy relating to the Armed forces in Wales and Veterans
      The "Wales and Africa Programme"
      EU settlement scheme
      Human rights and equality in Wales
      Issue co-ordination relating to asylum seekers, refugees, Gypsies, Roma, Travellers, and community cohesion.
      Tackling domestic abuse, sexual and gender-based violence, and modern slavery.
      Volunteering and the Voluntary sector
      Youth Justice, and "Female Offending blueprints"
      Wales Resilience Forum chair
      Intergovernmental relations with police and crime commissioners, Criminal Justice agencies, and the UK Government regarding the Prisons and the Probation Service.
      Relations with the Welsh commissioners for Older People's, Children's, and Future Generations.
      Services on advice and advocacy
      Leading responsibility on the monitoring of the Royal Mail and Post Office matters in Wales.
      Public appointments policy, and its implementation
      Nation-wide implementation of the framework for the Well-being of Future Generations, including a National Stakeholder Fora, and overseeing the relationship with public bodies concerning the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
      Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill, and the Shadow Partnership Council
      Living wage
      Fair Work
      Liaison as part of the 2021 Welsh Labour–Plaid Cymru agreement
      The office-holder also organised some of the Welsh Government's support to Ukraine following that country's invasion by Russia, as well as welcoming those who arrived in Wales from Ukraine. The holder also was supporting and preparing for the devolution of more powers from the UK Government, such as youth justice, probation and policing.
      As a Welsh Minister, the holder is to have an annual salary of £105,701 for 2020–2021.


      See also



      Ministry


      References

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