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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Agenda: 06 March 2025

Thursday, 06 March 2025

7th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Subordinate legislation
  6. Work programme

Agenda published: Monday, 03 March 2025 03:13pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] and the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
    Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Kyle Murray
    Procedural and International Policy Team Leader
    Scottish Government
  • Gemma MacAllister
    Lawyer, Legal Directorate
    Scottish Government

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3. Subordinate legislation

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

S6M-16232—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.


4. Subordinate legislation

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

S6M-16233—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft] be approved.


5. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—
Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/24)

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6. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item