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Committees
Date published:
23 November 2023
Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment
Adult Learning Strategy for 2022-2027 published in May 2022
Transport – adequate and affordable provision and improved infrastructureConcessionary fares for under 22s delivered and evaluation in progress
Fair Fares review due in December 2023
Demand Responsive Transport review in progress
Community Bus Fund not started
Scotrail pilot peak time fares removal October 23 to April 24
Employability - opportunities and support to enter, sustain and progress in workEmployability funding cuts in-year in 2022-23 by £53m following emergency budget review with consequent delays in programmes delivery
200 funded placements: unclear from progress report how many of these were delivered for parents specifically
No progress on Challenge Fund but progress report says it has been ‘aligned with other work'
£15m Parental Transition Fund affected by Universal Credit rule changes and Government says it has ‘just run its course as a concept’
Fair and family friendly work - Sustained work and increased incomesRefreshed Fair Work Action Plan published including real living wage mandatory for organisations applying for public sector, support of adoption of community wealth building approaches
91% of all employees aged 18+ (up from 85.5% in 2021 earned at least the real Living Wage in 2022
3,000 living wage and 20 ‘living hours’ employers in Scotland
Over £700 million committed through Emergency Budget Review to fund enhanced pay settlements for public sector employees
Annexe B- Minutes of meetings
You can read minutes of the Committee's meetings at the Scottish Parliament website: Social Justice and Social Security Committee - Meetings
Extracts from the minutes of meetings of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee:
18th Meeting, Thursday, June 9, 2022
1 Decision on taking business in private—
The Committee agreed to take items 6 and 7 in private.
7 Work programme (in private)—
The Committee considered its work programme and agreed its approach to its Child Poverty and local approaches inquiry.
21st Meeting, Thursday, June 30, 2022
1 Decision on taking business in private—
The Committee agreed to take items 2 and 3 in private.
3 Work programme (in private)—
The Committee further discussed its approach to its Child Poverty: Parental Employment inquiry.
29th Meeting, Thursday, November 10, 2022
3 Decision on taking business in private—
The Committee agreed to take items 6 and 7 in private.
7 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (In Private)—
The Committee agreed its approach to engagement.
1st Meeting, Thursday, January 19, 2023
3 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry—
The Committee agreed to consider further approaches to its inquiry, evidence received, correspondence, and draft reports, in private at future meetings.
2nd Meeting, Thursday, February 2, 2023
1 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (In Private)—
The Committee considered and agreed to finalise its approach to the national Call for Views by correspondence.
5th Meeting, Thursday, March 2, 2023
3 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (In Private)—
The Committee considered and agreed its management of written submissions to the inquiry.
11th Meeting, Thursday, May 4, 2023
3 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (In Private)—
The Committee considered and agreed its approach to the inquiry.
13th Meeting, Thursday 25 May 2023
1 Decision on taking business in private—
The Committee agreed to take items 4, 5, 6 and 7 in private.
3 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry—
The Committee took evidence from—
Irene Audain, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Out of School Care Network
Jonathan Broadbery, Director of Policy and Communications, National Day Nurseries Association
Graeme McAlister, Chief Executive, Scottish Childminding Association
Matthew Sweeney, Policy Manager, Children and Young People, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).
4 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (In Private)—
The Committee considered the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 3.
15th meeting, Thursday 8 June 2023
1 Decision on taking business in private—
The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.
2 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry—
The Committee took evidence from—
Beverley Isdale, Chief Executive, First 4 Kids
Susan McGhee, Chief Executive, Flexible Childcare Services Scotland
Rami Okasha, Chief Executive Officer, Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS)
Kirsty Ramage, Project Leader, Bellsbank Project.
3 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (In Private)—
The Committee considered the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.
16th meeting, Thursday 22 June 2023
1 Decision on taking business in private—
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2 Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry—
The Committee took evidence from—
Kenny Anderson, Director, Scottish Wider Access Programme
Jackie Galbraith, Principal and Chief Executive Officer of West Lothian College, Colleges Scotland
Sharon...
Date published:
19 August 2021
Land Use and Rural Policy: Subject Profile
As highlighted in the previous section, rural employment is diverse, and rural areas are touched by a wide range of policy areas in addition to land use, including fisheries and marine policy, transport and digital connectivity, housing, social security, education, environment and economic development.
Image Sharon Ang from PixabayHowever, rural areas face ...
Official Report
Meeting date:
9 May 2000
Public Petitions Committee, 09 May 2000
It is nice to see you again today, Sharon. I see that you have brought the sunshine with you as well.Do you think that the petition should also go to the Health and Community Care Committee?
Official Report
Meeting date:
10 May 2005
Justice 2 Committee, 10 May 2005
Susan Wiltshire is branch head of the criminal justice group projects division, Brian Cole is head of branch 1 of the community justice services division, Andrew Brown of the reducing reoffending division is the bill team leader and Sharon Grant is head of branch 2 of the community justice services division.I invite the minister to make some introductory re...
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 November 2003
Finance Committee, 11 Nov 2003
I welcome to the committee Wilma Dickson, who is head of the Scottish Executive Justice Department's criminal procedure division, Tom Fyffe, who is a bill team member, and Sharon Grant, who is from the community justice services division.Committee members have before them a copy of the submission that we have received from the Law Society of Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 September 2003
Justice 2 Committee, 30 Sep 2003
I also thank the minister's advisers for being present—they may now vacate their seats.Criminal Justice Bill Criminal Justice Bill The next agenda item is on the Criminal Justice Bill that is before the United Kingdom Parliament. I welcome Sharon Grant, Daniel Jamieson and David Cassidy, who are here to assist the minister.In December of last year, this Pa...
Official Report
Meeting date:
25 November 2003
Justice 2 Committee, 25 Nov 2003
In the row behind are David Doris of the Development Department antisocial behaviour unit; Brian Cole from the Justice Department community justice services division; and Sharon Grant, also from the community justice services division.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 November 2003
Finance Committee, 11 Nov 2003
I welcome to the committee Wilma Dickson, who is head of the Scottish Executive Justice Department's criminal procedure division, Tom Fyffe, who is a bill team member, and Sharon Grant, who is from the community justice services division.Committee members have before them a copy of the submission that we have received from the Law Society of Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
6 June 2001
Plenary, 06 Jun 2001
It is customary to thank ministers for their reply, but I will just sympathise with that shabby response and ask the minister to apologise to our joint constituent, Sharon Gray of Broomhouse, who has learned today that she will wait 12 weeks before being seen at the Western general hospital.
Official Report
Meeting date:
14 January 2004
Justice 1 Committee, 14 Jan 2004
I refer members to the letter from the Minister for Justice on the bill's provisions, just to alert them to the fact that their bundle of papers contains some information that they might have been looking for.I welcome to the meeting the Deputy Minister for Justice, Hugh Henry. I also welcome Tom Fyffe, Sharon Grant and Moira Ramage, who are members of the ...
