Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Meeting Agenda
3rd Meeting, 2024
- Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 10:51am
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to consider in private at future meetings the Scottish Government’s Report on the Review of Poverty and Inequality Commission Resignations and the Committee’s follow-up on its inquiry into Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment.
2 Homelessness and temporary accommodation
The Committee will take evidence from—
Witnesses
Nicky Brown, Head of Homelessness and Household Support, City of Edinburgh Council
Michael Cameron, Chief Executive , Scottish Housing Regulator
Gordon MacRae, Assistant Director (Communications & Advocacy), Shelter Scotland
Jim McBride, Head of Homelessness and Complex Needs, Glasgow City Council
Gavin Smith, Service Manager for Housing Access at Fife Council, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
SPICe issues paper 1 210KB pdf posted 29/01/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/3/1)
3 Social Security Scotland
The Committee will take evidence on its performance and operation from—
Witnesses
Ally MacPhail, Deputy Director for Strategy, Change, Data and Engagement, Social Security Scotland
Gayle Devlin, Deputy Director of Health and Social Care, Social Security Scotland
James Wallace, Deputy Director for Finance and Corporate Services, Social Security Scotland
SPICe issues paper 2 400KB pdf posted 29/01/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/3/2)
4 Consideration of evidence
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.