Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

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Meeting Agenda

32nd Meeting, 2024

• Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Monday, November 25, 2024 02:40pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private.

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2 Post-legislative scrutiny of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

John Dickie, Director of Child Poverty Action Group Scotland, End Child Poverty Coalition

Dr Hannah Randolph, Economist Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute

Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Professor Stephen Sinclair, Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission

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Note by the Clerk - Paper 1 posted 25/11/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/32/1, 86KB, pdf)

SPICe issues - Paper 2 posted 25/11/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/32/2, 211KB, pdf)

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3 Post-legislative scrutiny of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 2.

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4 Correspondence

The  Committee will consider draft letters to the Education, Children and Young People Committee, the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee and the Economy and Fair Work Committee as part of its follow up to the inquiry into Addressing child poverty through parental employment. 

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SJSS/S6/24/32/3(P) (Private Paper)

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