Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Agenda
14th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Thursday, December 16, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 10:46am
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.
2 Adult Disability Payment:
The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government’s new Adult Disability Payment from—
Witnesses
Ed Pybus, Policy and Parliamentary Officer, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
Richard Gass, Welfare Rights and Money Advice Manager, Rights Advice Scotland
Judith Paterson, Member, Scottish Commission on Social Security
Craig Smith, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Scottish Association for Mental Health
Frank McKillop, Head of Policy and Research, ENABLE Scotland
Keith Park, Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager, MS Society Scotland
Trisha Hatt, Macmillan Strategic Partnership Manager, Macmillan Cancer Support
Bill Scott, Senior Policy Advisor, Inclusion Scotland
Paper 2_Written briefing from CPAG 699KB pdf posted 13/12/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/14/2)
Paper 3_Written briefing from SAMH 706KB pdf posted 13/12/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/14/3)
Paper 4_Written briefing from ENABLE Scotland 607KB pdf posted 13/12/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/14/4)
Paper 5_Written briefing from MS Society Scotland 687KB pdf posted 13/12/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/14/5)
Paper 6_Written Briefing from Macmillan Cancer Support 643KB pdf posted 13/12/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/14/6)
Paper 7_Written briefing from Inclusion Scotland 705KB pdf posted 13/12/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/14/7)
Paper 1_SPICe Briefing_ADP 814KB pdf posted 15/12/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/14/1)
3 Adult Disability Payment:
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
4 Work programme:
The Committee will consider its work programme.
SJSS/S6/21/14/8(P) (Private Paper)
5 Correspondence:
The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Scottish Government following the Committee's session on low income and debt.
SJSS/S6/21/14/9(P) (Private Paper)