Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
9th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Thursday, November 4, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:35
- Published: Thursday, November 4, 2021 01:26pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Neil Gray (Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Foysol Choudhury (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Marie McNair (Member)
- Emma Roddick (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
Also Present
Elena Whitham
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
2 Proposed Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the statement of reasons lodged to accompany the draft proposal from the witnesses outlined below—
Mark Griffin, MSP and Mary Dinsdale, Senior Assistant Clerk, Non-Government Bills Unit, Scottish Parliament .
and then decided that it was satisfied with the reasons given.
3 Session 6 priorities for homelessness and rough sleeping:
The Committee took 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.
4 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/337)
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations.
5 Session 6 priorities for homelessness and rough sleeping (in private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and agreed to write to COSLA and to the Scottish Government.
6 Work programme (in private):
The Committee considered its work programme and further discussed and agreed its approach to forthcoming roundtable evidence sessions. The Committee also agreed its strategic aim.