Social Justice and Social Security Committee
25th Meeting, 2023
Stephanie Callaghan was invited to declare any relevant interests. No such interests were declared.
In relation to Agenda items 3 and 4, Jeremy Balfour indicated that he is in receipt of Personal Independence Payment.
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
The Committee took evidence on the Disability Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Oliver Wain, Policy Manager, Disability Benefits Policy, Social Security Directorate and Madeleine Macphail, Solicitor, Scottish Government .
Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) moved—S6M-10409—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Disability Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to.
The Committee considered a draft report on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25. Various changes were agreed to, and the Committee agreed to consider a revised draft, in private, at its next meeting.