Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
6th Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 11:35
- Published: Thursday, March 9, 2023 03:03pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Natalie Don (Convener)
- Emma Roddick (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Miles Briggs (Member)
- Foysol Choudhury (Member)
- Pam Duncan-Glancy (Member)
- Paul McLennan (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Council Tax Reduction and Council Tax (Discounts) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and agreed to make no recommendations.
2 Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Martin Tyson, Head of Regulation and Improvement, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR);
Alan Eccles, Solicitor member - Charity Law Sub-Committee, Law Society of Scotland;
John Maton, Assistant Director - Legal Services, Charity Commission for England and Wales;
and then from—
Dr John Picton, Senior Lecturer (Charity Law and Policy Unit), University of Liverpool;
Nick Holroyd, Member, Faculty of Advocates;
Gavin McEwan, Committee Member, Charity Law Association;
Keith Macpherson, Member, ICAS Charities Panel.
Foysol Choudhury declared an interest as chair of the charity organisation Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC).
3 Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill(In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.