Bwrdd Casineb a Thensiwn Cymunedol Cymru: 10 Gorffennaf 2025

• Welcome and introduction (Chair).
• Confirm Terms of Reference and minutes (Chair and Welsh Government).
• Welsh Government policy update (Welsh Government).
• National Hate Crime awareness week 2025 (all).
• Community Cohesion response framework (Welsh Government).
• Community Cohesion programme update (Community Cohesion lead).
• Hate Crime monitoring from Police forces (Police forces).
• Wales Hate Support Centre update (Victim Support).
• Any other business (all).

Action: an update on restorative approaches work will be discussed at the next board meeting in October. Owner: Welsh Government (secretariat).

Action: the Supreme Court ruling will be discussed as a substantive item at the board in either October or January as EHRC have not yet published revised guidance. Owner: Welsh Government (secretariat).

Action: the work plan will be discussed at the October board meeting. Owner: Welsh Government (secretariat).

Action: Cardiff University to explore opportunity to share interim results with the board in January. Owner (Cardiff University).

Action: inquiry into social cohesion, if received prior to the October meeting, the link to the Senedd social cohesion inquiry will be shared with Board members in advance. Owner: Welsh Government (secretariat).

Action: Wales Hate Support Centre to circulate a bullet-point summary of planned activities. Police forces and offices of Police and Crime Commissioners to share details of hate crime leads with secretariat. Owners (Wales Hate Support Centre, Forces and OPCCs).

Action: Welsh Government to provide Wales Hate Support Centre with contacts working on disability policy. Owner (Welsh Government Equality and Human Rights division).

Action: Welsh Government to meet with as many members as possible over the summer period to explore Framework Phase II development and collaboration. Owner: Welsh Government (Cohesive Communities division),

Action: Community Cohesion programme representative to provide secretariat with the list of tensions highlighting common themes and individualised local issues to feed into the work the Chair is doing across Wales. Owner (North East Wales Cohesion team). 

Action: Force colleagues to provide ASB leads to secretariat. Owner (4 Police forces). 

Action: Welsh Government to flag the issue of school equality plans with education colleagues and report back. Owner (Welsh Government Cohesive Communities division).