Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Agenda: 29 May 2025

Thursday, 29 May 2025

17th Meeting, 2025

Start time: 09:00am

Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room

Agenda items:

Decision on taking business in private
Eradicating Child Poverty
Subordinate legislation
Subordinate legislation
Eradicating Child Poverty

Agenda published: Thursday, 22 May 2025 02:59pm

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1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.

2. Eradicating Child Poverty

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

Ann McKenzie
Unit Head, Tackling Child Poverty Policy Unit
Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

Note by the Clerk - Paper 1 (141KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2025

SPICe issues - Paper 2 (539KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2025

3. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] from—

Shirley-Anne Somerville
Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
Scottish Government

Ruth Steele
Unit Head, Social Security Futures
Scottish Government

Kirsten Simonnet-Lefevre
Solicitor
Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

Note by the Clerk - Paper 3 (128KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2025

SPICe issues - Paper 4 (97KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2025

4. Subordinate legislation

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

S6M-17467—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.

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