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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Agenda: 22 February 2024

Thursday, 22 February 2024

5th Meeting, 2024

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

  1. Subordinate legislation
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation

Agenda published: Monday, 19 February 2024 03:19pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] and the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2024 [draft] from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
    Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Kyle Murray
    Procedural and International Policy Team Leader
    Scottish Government
  • Dominic Mellan
    Economic Advisor
    Scottish Government
  • Katie Joshi
    Scottish Government Legal Department
    Scottish Government

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2. Subordinate legislation

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

S6M-12001—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.


3. Subordinate legislation

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

S6M-12002—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2024 [draft] be approved.


4. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/35)

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