Social Justice and Social Security Committee [Session 6]

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Meeting Agenda

3rd Meeting, 2024

• Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:00am
• Published: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 10:51am

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1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to consider in private at future meetings the Scottish Government’s Report on the Review of Poverty and Inequality Commission Resignations and the Committee’s follow-up on its inquiry into Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment.

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2 Homelessness and temporary accommodation

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Nicky Brown, Head of Homelessness and Household Support, City of Edinburgh Council

Michael Cameron, Chief Executive , Scottish Housing Regulator

Gordon MacRae, Assistant Director (Communications & Advocacy), Shelter Scotland

Jim McBride, Head of Homelessness and Complex Needs, Glasgow City Council

Gavin Smith, Service Manager for Housing Access at Fife Council, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)

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SPICe issues paper 1 posted 29/01/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/3/1, 210KB, pdf)

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3 Social Security Scotland

The Committee will take evidence on its performance and operation from—

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Witnesses

Ally MacPhail, Deputy Director for Strategy, Change, Data and Engagement, Social Security Scotland

Gayle Devlin, Deputy Director of Health and Social Care, Social Security Scotland

James Wallace, Deputy Director for Finance and Corporate Services, Social Security Scotland

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SPICe issues paper 2 posted 29/01/2024 (Ref: SJSS/S6/24/3/2, 400KB, pdf)

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4 Consideration of evidence

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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