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Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Agenda: 09 October 2025

Thursday, 09 October 2025

26th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:45am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
  5. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
  6. Work programme

Agenda published: Monday, 06 October 2025 01:45pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
    Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Dawn Kane
    Senior Policy Officer, Carer Benefits
    Scottish Government
  • Jane Sterry
    Team Leader, Carer Support Payment Policy
    Scottish Government
  • Karolina Bodzak
    Solicitor, Disability and Carer Benefits Branch
    Scottish Government

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3. Subordinate legislation

Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) to move—S6M-18774—

That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.


4. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—

  • Professor Calvin Jones
    Economist
  • Professor Colin Reid
    Emeritus Professor of Environmental Law
    University of Dundee

Papers for this item:


5. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 4.


6. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


Official Report

The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.

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