Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

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Meeting Agenda

24th Meeting, 2023

• Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 12:18pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private.

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2 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 from—

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Witnesses

Bill Scott, Director of Policy, Inclusion Scotland

Graham O'Neill, Policy Manager, Scottish Refugee Council

Gordon MacRae, Assistant Director (Communications & Advocacy), Shelter Scotland

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Paper 1 Note by the Clerk posted 02/10/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/24/1, 55KB, pdf)

Paper 2 SPICe Paper posted 02/10/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/24/2, 238KB, pdf)

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3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

The Committees will consider the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 2.

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4 Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill

The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1.

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SJSS/S6/23/24/3(P) (Private Paper)

SJSS/S6/23/24/4(P) (Private Paper)

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5 Correspondence

The Committee will consider a letter from the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee on Standing Order rule changes relating to the refusal of legislative consent and a letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice on appointments to the Poverty and Inequality Commission.

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SJSS/S6/23/24/5(P) (Private Paper)

SJSS/S6/23/24/6(P) (Private Paper)

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