Social Justice and Social Security Committee [Session 6]

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Meeting Agenda

7th Meeting, 2025

• Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
• Session: 6
• Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Monday, March 3, 2025 03:13pm

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1 Decision on taking business in private

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

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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—

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Witnesses

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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Note by the Clerk - Paper 1 posted 03/03/2025 (Ref: SJSS/S6/25/7/1, 163KB, pdf)

Note by the Clerk - Paper 2 posted 03/03/2025 (Ref: SJSS/S6/25/7/2, 127KB, pdf)

SPICe issues - Paper 3 posted 03/03/2025 (Ref: SJSS/S6/25/7/3, 304KB, pdf)

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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.

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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.

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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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Note by the Clerk - Paper 4 posted 03/03/2025 (Ref: SJSS/S6/25/7/4, 179KB, pdf)

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6 Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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SJSS/S6/25/7/5(P) (Private Paper)

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