PE1913: Fast-track future Adult Disability Payment applications for people undergoing cancer treatment
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to create a separate department within Social Security Scotland that will fast track future Adult Disability Payment (ADP) applications for people with a cancer diagnosis whilst they are undergoing treatment.
Petitioner: Wendy Swain
Status: Closed
Date published: 02 November 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (122.4KB, pdf) (122KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2022
Committee Meetings
2 February 2022: The Committee agreed to write to Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research UK. It also agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 2 February 2022
18 May 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Social Security Agency.
Official Report of Meeting 18 May 2022
22 February 2023: The Committee agreed to write to Social Security Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 22 February 2023
08 November 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 08 November 2023
Written Submissions
PE1913/A: Scottish Government submission of 1 December 2021
PE1913/B: Petitioner submission of 26 January 2022
PE1913/C: Cancer Research UK submission of 17 February 2022
PE1913/D: Macmillan Cancer Support Scotland submission of 8 March 2022 (52.7KB, pdf) (53KB, pdf) posted 25 March 2022
PE1913/E: Social Security Scotland Chief Executive submission of 23 June 2022 (109.5KB, pdf) (110KB, pdf) posted 14 July 2022
PE1913/F: Petitioner submission of 14 July 2022 (47.2KB, pdf) (47KB, pdf) posted 10 August 2022
PE1913/G: Social Security Scotland submission of 29 March 2023 (57KB, pdf) (57KB, pdf) posted 03 April 2023