The Scottish Government states that its proposal to adopt and embed social security principles in the bill can be summarised as:
That no future Scottish Government is criticised by the UN, or an equivalent organisation, for failing to guarantee a right to social security, as laid out in General Comment 19 of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
para 48 Social Security (Scotland) Bill [as introduced] Policy Memorandum, SP Bill 18-PM. (2017).