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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Agenda: 29 May 2025

Thursday, 29 May 2025

17th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Eradicating Child Poverty
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Eradicating Child Poverty

Agenda published: Thursday, 22 May 2025 02:59pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.


2. Eradicating Child Poverty

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
    Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Julie Humphreys
    Director Tackling Child Poverty & Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Ann McKenzie
    Unit Head, Tackling Child Poverty Policy Unit
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
    Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Ruth Steele
    Unit Head, Social Security Futures
    Scottish Government
  • Kirsten Simonnet-Lefevre
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


4. Subordinate legislation

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

S6M-17467—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.


5. Eradicating Child Poverty

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 2.