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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Agenda: 18 December 2025

Thursday, 18 December 2025

34th Meeting, 2025

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

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. UK Child Poverty Strategy
  3. UK Child Poverty Strategy
  4. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill (in private)

Agenda published: Monday, 15 December 2025 04:21pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.


2. UK Child Poverty Strategy

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
    Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Julie Humphreys
    Director Tackling Child Poverty & Social Justice
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:


3. UK Child Poverty Strategy

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 2.


4. Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill (in private)

The Committee will consider a revised draft Stage 1 report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item