Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
23rd Meeting, 2022
- Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:34
- Published: Thursday, September 22, 2022 12:24pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Elena Whitham (Convener)
- Natalie Don (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Foysol Choudhury (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Paul McLennan (Member)
- Emma Roddick (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private and to consider pre-budget correspondence or its report in private at future meetings.
2 Pre-Budget Scrutiny:
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—
Dr Alison Hosie, Research Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission;
Sara Cowan, Coordinator, Scottish Women's Budget Group;
and then from—
Ed Pybus, Policy and Parliamentary Officer, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland;
Morag Treanor, Deputy Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission;
Paul Bradley, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.
3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.