Meeting Agenda
Gordon MacDonald will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.
The Committee will take evidence from—
Evan Beswick, Chief Officer, Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
Sally Buchanan, Library Services and Fairer Falkirk Manager, Falkirk Council
Martin Booth, Executive Director of Finance, Glasgow City Council
Peter Kelly, Chief Executive, The Poverty Alliance
Note by the Clerk - Paper 1 posted 18/11/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/31/1, 86KB, pdf)
SPICe issues - Paper 2 posted 18/11/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/31/2, 277KB, pdf)
The Committee will take evidence on the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 [draft] from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Scottish Government
Beth Stanners, Senior Policy Officer: Carer Benefits and Case Transfer Policy Unit, Scottish Government
David Hilber, Team Leader, Case Transfer Policy, Scottish Government
Thomas Nicol, Lawyer, Scottish Government
Note by the Clerk - Paper 3 posted 18/11/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/31/3, 205KB, pdf)
SPICe issues - Paper 4 posted 18/11/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/31/4, 301KB, pdf)
Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) to move—
S6M-15260—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2024
Note by the Clerk - Paper 5 posted 18/11/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/31/5, 158KB, pdf)
Note by the Clerk - Paper 6 posted 18/11/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/31/6, 176KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 3.