Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
12th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:00
- Meeting closed at: 10:21
- Published: Thursday, April 25, 2024 03:03pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Collette Stevenson (Convener)
- Bob Doris (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Katy Clark (Member)
- John Mason (Member)
- Roz McCall (Member)
- Marie McNair (Member)
- Paul O'Kane (Member)
1 Decisions on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 5 in private.
2 Client experience of Social Security Scotland’s redetermination and appeals process:
The Committee took evidence from—
Tim Barraclough, Executive Director, Tribunals and Office of the Public Guardian and Lesley Black, Director Tribunals, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service;
Gayle Devlin, Deputy Director of Health and Social Care, Social Security Scotland.
3 Client experience of Social Security Scotland’s redetermination and appeals process (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 2.
4 Poverty and Inequality Commission Appointments (In Private):
The Committee considered a draft report. Various changes were agreed to, and the report was agreed for publication.
5 Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (In Private):
The Committee agreed its approach to the scrutiny of the legislative consent memorandum lodged by the Scottish Government (LCM(S6)36b).