Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2021
Session: 6
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Start time: 09:00am
The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.
The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Advocacy Service Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 from—
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Scottish Government
Dr Ruari Sutherland, Supporting Access to Social Security Team Leader, Social Security Policy Division, Scottish Government
Colin Armstrong, Sponsorship and Delivery Manager, Social Security Policy Division, Scottish Government
Paper 1 Note by the Clerk Advocacy Service Standards SSI
Paper 2 Private Paper
Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move—
S6M-00996 —That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Advocacy Service Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved.
The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2.
The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/305)
The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/249)
Paper 4 Note by the Clerk Claims and Payments SSI
Paper 5 Note by the Clerk Council Tax Reduction Regulations SSI
The Committee will consider its work programme.