A Senedd for Everyone? Making the Senedd Family-Friendly and Inclusive

A Senedd for Everyone? Making the Senedd Family-Friendly and Inclusive takes place on 20 November 2026. Venue: Grange Pavilion, Cardiff.

How can the Senedd ensure that it is an inclusive place to work, where all Members can do their jobs to the best of their ability? Join us for an open conversation bringing together a Member of the Senedd, a former Senedd Member, a youth community leader and an equality and inclusion specialist to explore who the Senedd is for, how inclusive it is today, and what could be done to make it more accessible and representative. Drawing on the recent Family-Friendly and Inclusive Parliament Review, we’ll look at what’s working, what needs to change, and what young people want from their Senedd in the future. Come along to find out more about what makes a parliament inclusive, accessible and representative. There’ll be plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. The event is aimed particularly at young people and students, but everyone is welcome – and no prior knowledge or interest in politics is needed. We look forward to seeing you! Event organiser: Dr Rachel Minto (mintor@cardiff.ac.uk) Chair: Dr Leah Hibbs (School of Social and Spatial Sciences, Cardiff University) Panel: Zaynub Akbar MS, Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf Joyce Watson, former Labour MS and Chair of the Family-Friendly and Inclusive Parliament Review Board Amira Begum, Youth Development Lead for Grange Pavilion Youth Forum Selima Bahadur, Programme Manager, Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales Doors open at 6pm with pizza and refreshments provided. The event is funded by an Economic and Social Research Council-Impact Accelerator Account award to support awareness and understanding of the ‘ Family Friendly and Inclusive Parliament Review ’. ( Llun gwreiddiol gan Senedd Cymru | Original image by Welsh Parliament )