If we simply accepted a DWP appointee and did not have our own processes in place, that would, in effect, go against something that we deliberated long and hard about in 2018, which was the level of assurance that we would need to have about appointees, and we would have a less rigorous system.iiiSocial Justice and Social Security Committee, Official Report, 18 April 2024, col 13.
The Committee welcomes the Bill's requirements under section 14 and asks the Scottish Government to ensure that Social Security Scotland checks are carried out ‘as soon as reasonably practicable’.