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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Agenda: 23 May 2024

Thursday, 23 May 2024

16th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Scottish Child Payment
  3. Scottish Child Payment
  4. Work programme
  5. Annual report
  6. Subordinate legislation (in private)

Agenda published: Monday, 20 May 2024 04:39pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.


2. Scottish Child Payment

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Professor Danny Dorling
    Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography
    University of Oxford
  • Tom Wernham
    Research Economist
    Institute for Fiscal Studies
  • Dr Juliet Stone
    Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Social Policy
    Loughborough University
  • Professor Ruth Patrick
    Professor in Social Policy
    University of York
  • Professor Emma Tominey
    Professor in Economics
    University of York

Papers for this item:


3. Scottish Child Payment

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.


4. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Annual report

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2023 to 12 May 2024.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


6. Subordinate legislation (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft report on the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item