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Ann Jones AM (Women’s Archive of Wales) Papers
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Welsh Affairs Committee investigations

The series comprises papers related to work by members of Parliament inquiring into the decision of The Children's Society to close its operations in Wales in a hearing before the Welsh Affairs Committee in December 2001, the subsequent report and a debate in the House of Commons called by Julie Morgan MP.

Press and media

File comprises press releases, press cuttings and offprints of on-line news stories related to the decision of The Children's Society to close its operations in Wales and the subsequent backlash.

North Wales Fire Control Room Campaign

The sub-fonds comprises documents related to the campaign against proposals to centralise fire control in Wales in one control room, following a review of fire services in England and Wales by consultants Mott MacDonald on behalf of the Home Office. This would have led to the closure of the North Wales Firs Service control room in Rhyl, in Ann Jones's constituency.

Miscellaneous files and speech drafts

The file comprises drafts of Ann Jones' speech in the short debate on 22 November 2001 on the decision of The Children's Society to close its operations in Wales, along with documents detailing The Children's Society's work in Wales, funding, and information from a Children's Society project in Wales, the Bridgend Advocacy and Mediation Project.

Meeting papers

The file comprises meeting papers for the task force established to consider options to continue the work of The Children's Society after its decision to close operations in Wales, including agendas, meetings, press statements and a business plan for the new organisation.

House of Commons debate

The file comprises papers related to a short debate in the UK Parliament on 12 December 2001, called by Julie Morgan MP, on the decision of The Children's Society to close its operations in Wales. It contains an extract from Hansard, background notes, Children's Society documents on 'realignment' and some papers related to the Welsh Affairs Committee hearing on 18 December.

Fire Safety

Comprises papers related to Ann Jones's campaign for domestic fire safety measures in Wales, centering on the devolution of powers to the National Assembly for Wales for this purpose and the resulting legislation; the Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Measure, 2011, which required sprinkler systems to be fitted to all newly built or substantially converted domestic residences in Wales.

Establishment of Tros Gynnal Plant

The series comprises of papers related to the Task Force established by the National Assembly for Wales to consider options to continue the work of The Children's Society following its decision to close operations in Wales. It contains minutes and meeting papers, reports and correspondence, press released and newspaper clippings. The charity Tros Gynnal was eventually established to carry out this work.

Drafts of legislation, minutes, consultations and research documents, speeches etc

The file contains various papers related to the passing of the Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Measure 2011 including correspondence, drafts of the legislation, timetables, minute, notes of minutes, notes for speeches, evidence submitted to the Assembly and copies of the Assembly's Record of Proceedings and committee reported related to the legislation.

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