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Chamber and committees

Question reference: S7W-00423

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: 27 May 2026
  • Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 June 2026

Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the regulations that are intended to audit the social security system to estimate any fraud and error.


Answer

Following the close of the public consultation on 10 June 2026, the Scottish Government will develop and bring forward the commencement and secondary legislation required to implement section 18 of the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025.

Further information on the consultation is available on the Scottish Government website https://www.gov.scot/publications/estimating-fraud-error-scottish-social-security-system-consultation/.