Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
11th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 08:59
- Meeting closed at: 11:20
- Published: Thursday, May 4, 2023 03:25pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Collette Stevenson (Convener)
- Gordon MacDonald (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Katy Clark (Member)
- James Dornan (Member)
- Marie McNair (Member)
- Paul O'Kane (Member)
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2 Cost of Living: Lone Parents:
The Committee took evidence from—
Satwat Rehman, Chief Executive Officer, One Parent Families Scotland;
Laura Millar, Strategic Manager, Fife Gingerbread;
Kirsty McKechnie, Early Warning System Project Manager (Scotland), Child Poverty Action Group Scotland;
Martin Canavan, Head of Policy & Participation, Aberlour Children's Charity;
Morag Hannah, Chief Executive Officer, Skye and Lochalsh Citizens Advice Bureau;
Cara Hilton, Policy and Public Affairs Manager (Scotland), Trussel Trust;
James Dunbar, Chief Executive, New Start Highland;
Fiona King, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Save the Children.
3 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed its approach to the inquiry.
4 Appointments and Reappointments to the Poverty and Inequality Commission (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed its approach to the appointment and reappointment process. The Committee agreed that the Clerk should write to the Scottish Government.
5 Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed its approach to developing its work programme.