Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2023 from—
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Scottish Government
Simon Coote, Head of Cross Cutting Policy Unit, Scottish Government
Camilo Arredondo, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Dominic Mellan, Economic Adviser - Social Security Analysis, Forecasting and Evaluation Branch, Scottish Government
Paper 1_Note by the Clerk_Uprating Regulations 2023 posted 20/02/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/4/1, 734KB, pdf)
Paper 2_Note by the Clerk_Uprating Order 2023 posted 20/02/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/4/2, 708KB, pdf)
Paper 3_SPICe Briefing_Uprating Regulations 2023 posted 20/02/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/4/3, 746KB, pdf)
Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move—S6M-07737—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 be approved.
Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move—S6M-07738—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2023 be approved.
The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)33 from—
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Scottish Government
Susan Soutar, Reserved Benefits Policy Manager, Scottish Government
Kayleigh Blair, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Paper 4_Note by the Clerk_LCM posted 21/02/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/4/4, 659KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.