Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Meeting Agenda

27th Meeting, 2024

Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024
Session: 6
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Start time: 09:00am
Published: Monday, October 7, 2024 04:59pm

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.

2 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Social Security (Genuine and Sufficient Link to the United Kingdom) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Note by the Clerk - Paper 1 posted 07/10/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/27/1, 189KB, pdf)

3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

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

Witnesses

Erica Judge, Director of Funds, Inspiring Scotland

Neil Ritch, Scotland Director, The National Lottery Community Fund

Karin Earl, Funding Manager, The Robertson Trust

Professor Tobias Jung, Professor of Management, University of St Andrews

Note by the Clerk - Paper 2 posted 07/10/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/27/2, 85KB, pdf)

SPICe issues - Paper 3 posted 07/10/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/27/3, 254KB, pdf)

4 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 3.

5 Post-legislative scrutiny of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its revised approach to oral evidence taking for the inquiry.

SJSS/S6/24/27/4(P) (Private Paper)

6 Scottish Government Review of National Outcomes (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Scottish Government.

SJSS/S6/24/27/5(P) (Private Paper)

7 Correspondence

The Committee will consider draft letters to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding the Winter Heating Payment and the Secretary of State for Scotland about the Department’s spending powers.

SJSS/S6/24/27/6(P) (Private Paper)