Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Agenda
12th Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 04:47pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 from—
Witnesses
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Scottish Government
Simon Coote, Head of Cross Cutting Policy Unit, Scottish Government
Camilo Arredondo, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Dominic Mellan, Economic Adviser - Social Security Analysis, Scottish Government
Paper 1_Note by the Clerk_Uprating Regulations 980KB pdf posted 28/03/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/12/1)
Paper 2_SPICe Briefing_Uprating Regulations 781KB pdf posted 28/03/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/12/2)
3 Subordinate legislation
Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move—S6M-03675—
That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 be approved.
4 Case Transfer
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Scottish Government
Kate Thomson-McDermott, Unit Head, Carer Benefits and Case Transfer Policy, Scottish Government
David Hilber, Team Leader, Case Transfer Policy, Scottish Government
Kayleigh Blair, Solicitor, Scottish Government
Jane Goodier, Senior Lead for Disability and Carers Benefits, Social Security Scotland
Paper 3_SPICe Briefing_Case Transfer 761KB pdf posted 28/03/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/12/3)
5 Kinship Care
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Clare Haughey, Minister for Children and Young People, Scottish Government
Gwen Davidson, Unit Head, Improving Lives for People with Care Experience, Scottish Government
Louisa Brown, Family Care Team Leader, Improving Lives for People with Care Experience, Scottish Government
Paper 4_SPICe Briefing_Kinship Care 792KB pdf posted 28/03/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/12/4)
Paper 5_Note by the Clerk_Kinship Care 913KB pdf posted 30/03/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/12/5)
SJSS/S6/22/12/6(P) (Private Paper)
6 Case Transfer
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
7 Kinship Care
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
8 Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
SJSS/S6/22/12/7(P) (Private Paper)