Social Justice and Social Security Committee
23rd Meeting, 2023
The Committee agreed to take item 6 in private.
The Committee considered the following negative instrument— Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2023, and agreed to make no recommendations.
The Committee took evidence on the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Jane Sterry, Policy Lead for Carer Support Payment, Euan Geddes, Policy Official, Carer’s Allowance Case Transfer and Ross Grimley, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, Scottish Government.
Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) moved—S6M-10324—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to without division.
The Committee took evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 from—
Paul Bradley, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO);
Alison Davis, Business Manager, Saheliya.
The Committees considered the evidence heard earlier under agenda item 5.
The Committee considered its work programme.