Social Justice and Social Security Committee
2nd Meeting, 2022
The Committee agreed to take item 4 in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020 and the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 from—
Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Niall Wilson, Disability Benefits Policy Manager and Kirsten Simonnet-Lefevre, Principal Legal Officer, Scottish Government.
Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) moved—S6M-02786—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020 and the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to without division.
The Committee considered and agreed a draft letter to the Finance and Public Administration Committee on the Medium Term Financial Strategy.