Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

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Meeting Agenda

8th Meeting, 2022

• Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Monday, February 21, 2022 03:46pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private.

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2 Kinship Care:

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Kirsty Doull, Permanence Lead, CELCIS

Laura Caven, Chief Officer, Children and Young People Team, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)

Vivien Thomson, Children and Families Policy and Practice Lead, Social Work Scotland

Linda Richards, Service Manager Looked After Services, Perth & Kinross Council

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Micheleine Kane, Chair, Scottish Kinship Care Alliance

Gill Westwood, Manager, Peebles & District Citizens Advice Bureau

Alison Gillies, Welfare Rights Worker, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland

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Paper 1_SPICe Briefing posted 21/02/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/8/1, 745KB, pdf)

Paper 2_Written Briefing_CELCIS posted 21/02/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/8/2, 869KB, pdf)

Paper 3_Written Briefing_COSLA posted 21/02/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/8/3, 678KB, pdf)

Paper 4_Written Briefing_Social Work Scotland posted 21/02/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/8/4, 715KB, pdf)

Paper 5_Written Briefing_Perth and Kinross Council posted 21/02/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/8/5, 686KB, pdf)

Paper 6_Written Briefing_CAS posted 21/02/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/8/6, 639KB, pdf)

Paper 7_Written Briefing_CPAG In Scotland posted 21/02/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/8/7, 777KB, pdf)

Paper 8_Note by the Clerk_Additional Written Submissions posted 21/02/2022 (Ref: SJSS/S6/22/8/8, 976KB, pdf)

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3 Kinship Care:

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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4 Correspondence:

The Committee will consider correspondence received from the Covid-19 Recovery Committee.

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SJSS/S6/22/8/9(P) (Private Paper)

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