Meeting Agenda
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on the statement of reasons lodged to accompany the draft proposal from the witnesses outlined below and then decide whether it is content with the reasons given—
Mark Griffin, MSP, Scottish Parliament
Mary Dinsdale, Senior Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament
Paper 1_Note by the Clerk_Statement of Reasons posted 01/11/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/9/1, 898KB, pdf)
The Committee will take evidence from—
Maggie Brünjes, Chief Executive, Homeless Network Scotland
Lorna Campbell, Financial Wellbeing and Revenues Manager, Dumfries and Galloway Council
Lorraine McGrath, Chief Executive, Simon Community Scotland
Dr Beth Watts, Senior Research Fellow, Heriot-Watt University
Gordon McRae, Assistant Director, Shelter Scotland
Paper 3_Written Briefing_Homeless Network Scotland posted 01/11/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/9/3, 835KB, pdf)
Paper 4_Written Briefing_Simon Community Scotland posted 01/11/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/9/4, 738KB, pdf)
Paper 5_Written Briefing_Heriot-Watt University posted 01/11/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/9/5, 867KB, pdf)
Paper 6_Written Briefing_Shelter Scotland posted 01/11/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/9/6, 3MB, pdf)
Paper 2_SPICe Briefing_Homeslessness and rough sleeping posted 01/11/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/9/2, 867KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/337)
Paper 7_Note by the Clerk_CTR SSI posted 01/11/2021 (Ref: SJSS/S6/21/9/7, 638KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
The Committee will consider its work programme.
SJSS/S6/21/9/8(P) (Private Paper)