Meeting Agenda
Julie MacDougall and Fulton MacGregor will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6, and all future considerations of draft reports and correspondence to the Scottish Government, in private.
The Committee will take evidence from—
Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Commissioner, Poverty and Inequality Commission
Peter Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, The Poverty Alliance
Fiona King, Head of Policy, Research and Influencing, Save the Children
Justina Murray, Chief Executive, Aberlour Children's Charity
Satwat Rehman, Chief Executive Officer, One Parent Families Scotland
Paper 1 - Note by the Clerk posted 22/10/2026 (Ref: SJHLG/S7/26/6/1, 354KB, pdf)
SJHLG/S7/26/6/2(P) (Private Paper)
The Committee will consider the following negative instrument, the Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2026.
Paper 3 - Note by the Clerk - SSI 2026-259 - Council Tax Reduction posted 22/10/2026 (Ref: SJHLG/S7/26/6/3, 141KB, pdf)
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
The Committee will consider a draft letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing regarding its scrutiny preceding the Scottish Government’s Budget 2027-28.
SJHLG/S7/26/6/4(P) (Private Paper)