Social Justice and Social Security Committee

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Meeting Agenda

25th Meeting, 2023

• Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Thursday, October 26, 2023 08:11am

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1 Declaration of interests

Stephanie Callaghan will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

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2 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

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Paper 1 Note by the Clerk posted 23/10/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/25/1, 160KB, pdf)

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3 Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Disability Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 from—

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Witnesses

Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Scottish Government

Oliver Wain, Policy Manager, Disability Benefits Policy, Social Security Directorate, Scottish Government

Madeleine Macphail, Solicitor, Scottish Government

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Paper 2 Note by the Clerk posted 26/10/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/25/2, 127KB, pdf)

Paper 3 SPICe Paper posted 23/10/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/25/3, 164KB, pdf)

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4 Subordinate legislation

Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) to move—S6M-10409—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Disability Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.

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5 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (Private)

The Committee will consider a draft report on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25.

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SJSS/S6/23/25/4(P) (Private Paper)

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