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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Agenda: 18 September 2025

Thursday, 18 September 2025

23rd Meeting, 2025

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

  1. Decisions on taking business in private
  2. Subordinate legislation
  3. Subordinate legislation
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Subordinate legislation
  6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
  7. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
  8. Work programme

Agenda published: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 03:03pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private.


2. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
    Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Owen Allen
    Team Leader, Winter Benefits & Welfare Fund
    Scottish Government
  • Pamela Forsyth
    Service Manager, Carers Support Payment and Common Components
    Scottish Government
  • Daniel Blaikie
    Solicitor
    Scottish Government

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3. Subordinate legislation

Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) to move—S6M-17854—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.


4. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Cross-border Provision, Case Transfer and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
    Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Simon Coote
    Head of Cross Cutting Policy Unit
    Scottish Government
  • Thomas Nicol
    Lawyer
    Scottish Government

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5. Subordinate legislation

Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) to move—S6M-18126—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Cross-border Provision, Case Transfer and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.


6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from—

  • Leah Duncan-Karrim
    Policy and Influencing Lead
    One Parent Families Scotland
  • Adam Stachura
    Associate Director of Policy, Communications and External Affairs
    Age Scotland
  • Fiona Collie
    Head of Public Affairs and Communications
    Carers Scotland
  • Allan Faulds
    Senior Policy Officer
    Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)

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7. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 6.


8. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item