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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee [Session 6]


Meeting Agenda

3rd Meeting, 2022

  • Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022
  • Session: 6
  • Location: www.scottishparliament.tv
  • Start time: 09:00am
  • Published: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 05:17pm

1 Declaration of interests:

Elena Whitham MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests.


2 Choice of Convener:

The Committee will choose a Convener.


3 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will take evidence on the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 from—


Witnesses

Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Scottish Government

Janet Richardson, Deputy Director, Client Services Delivery, Social Security Scotland

Kayleigh Blair, Solicitor, Scottish Government

David Hilber, Team Leader, Case Transfer Policy, Scottish Government

Nathan Gale, Team Leader, Disability Benefits Policy, Scottish Government

Camilo Arredondo, Solicitor, Scottish Government



4 Subordinate legislation:

Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move—S6M-02604—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 be approved.


5 Subordinate legislation:

Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move—S6M-02603—That the Social Justice and Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2022 be approved.


6 Subordinate legislation:

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Social Security (Period for Re-determination Requests) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/469)



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