Social Justice and Social Security Committee
4th Meeting, 2026
The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7 and 8 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on:
The Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Regulations 2026 [draft]
The Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/402)
The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Decrees for Removing from Heritable Property) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/403)
The Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) (Form of Notice) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/404) from—
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Note from the Clerk (126KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2026
Paper 2 - Note from the Clerk (149KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2026
Paper 3 - Note from the Clerk (146KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2026
Paper 4 - Note from the Clerk (149KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2026
Paper 5 - SPICe issues paper (151KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2026
Màiri McAllan (Cabinet Secretary for Housing) to move—
S6M-20309—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Regulations 2026 [draft] be approved.
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
The Removing from Heritable Property (Form of Charge) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/402)
The Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Decrees for Removing from Heritable Property) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2025 (SSI 2025/403)
The Scottish Secure Tenancies (Proceedings for Possession) (Form of Notice) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/404)
The Social Security (Residence in an EEA State or Switzerland) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/415)
Papers for this item:
Paper 6 - Note from the Clerk (157KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2026
The Committee will take evidence from—
The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 5.
Papers for this item:
Paper 7 - Note from the Clerk (158KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2026
Paper 8 - SPICe issues paper (476KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2026
The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.