Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Minutes
2nd Meeting, 2024
- Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Meeting opened at: 10:15
- Meeting closed at: 11:32
- Published: Thursday, January 25, 2024 01:37pm
Committee Members Attendees
- Collette Stevenson (Convener)
- Bob Doris (Deputy Convener)
- Jeremy Balfour (Member)
- Katy Clark (Member)
- Marie McNair (Member)
- Paul O'Kane (Member)
Apologies received from
Substitute Members Attendees
1 Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Welfare Foods (Best Start Foods) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
3 Budget Scrutiny 2024-25:
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Sean Neill, Director for Local Government and Communities, Stephen Kerr, Director, Social Security and Shirley Laing, Director for Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice, Scottish Government .
4 Consideration of evidence (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.