Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
13th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:34
- Published: Thursday, December 9, 2021 01:12pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Neil Gray (Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Marie McNair (Member)
- Emma Roddick (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
2 Third Sector Recovery:
The Committee took evidence from—
Paul Bradley, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO);
Martin Tyson, Head of Regulation and Improvement, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR);
Kaja Czuchnicka, Senior Development Officer, TSI Scotland Network;
Duncan Thorp, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Social Enterprise Scotland;
and then from—
Ian Bruce, Chief Executive, Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS);
Eoin MacNeil, Chief Officer, Voluntary Action Barra & Vatersay, Partner in the Third Sector Interface Western Isles;
Glenn Liddall, Chief Executive, People Know How;
Suzie Burt, Trustee, Letham4all;
Myles Fitt, Strategic Lead - Financial Health, Citizens Advice Scotland.
3 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 5) Regulations 2021
4 Third Sector Recovery (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
5 Correspondence (in private):
The Committee agreed a draft letter to the Scottish Government on its proposed Fuel Poverty Strategy.
6 Correspondence (in private):
The Committee agreed a draft letter to the Scottish Government following the Committee's session on homelessness and rough sleeping.