Social Justice and Social Security Committee

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Meeting Agenda

4th Meeting, 2021

• Date: Thursday, September 16, 2021
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Thursday, September 16, 2021 04:24pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.

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2 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee will decide whether its consideration of a draft letter or draft report on the 2022-23 Budget should be taken in private at future meetings.

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3 Budget Scrutiny 2022-23:

The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2022-23 from—

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Witnesses

Bill Scott, Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission

Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

John Dickie, Director, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland

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Paper 1_SPICE Briefing_Scottish Budget 2022-23 posted 13/09/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/4/1, 896KB, pdf)

Paper 2_Poverty and Inequality Commission_Written Briefing posted 13/09/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/4/2, 748KB, pdf)

Paper 3_Joseph Rowntree Foundation_Written Briefing posted 13/09/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/4/3, 695KB, pdf)

Paper 4_CPAG in Scotland_Written Briefing posted 13/09/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/4/4, 682KB, pdf)

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4 Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee will take evidence on a legislative consent memorandum on the UK Parliament Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill from—

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Witnesses

Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Scottish Government

Matthew Duff, Social Security Policy Advisor , Scottish Government

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5 Budget Scrutiny 2022-23:

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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6 Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill (UK Parliament legislation):

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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