Social Security Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, December 17, 2020

Official Report 496KB pdf

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Social Security Co-ordination (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendments etc) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/399)

We move to agenda item 6. I refer members to paper 5.

The Social Security Co-ordination (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendments etc) Regulations 2020 are made using powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Under the protocol between the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government, the committee is required to consider whether the procedure attached to the instrument is appropriate or whether it should be changed.

The instrument is subject to the negative procedure. The Scottish ministers have categorised it as being of low significance because the amendments are minor and technical. The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the instrument at its meeting on 15 December 2020 and agreed that the negative procedure was appropriate.

Is the committee content that the negative procedure is appropriate for this instrument? Again, I will assume that silence in the chat function means that we are so content.

The committee is content.