Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Agenda: 01 February 2024
Thursday, 01 February 2024
3rd Meeting, 2024
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. The Committee will also decide whether to consider in private at future meetings the Scottish Government’s Report on the Review of Poverty and Inequality Commission Resignations and the Committee’s follow-up on its inquiry into Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment.
2. Homelessness and temporary accommodation
The Committee will take evidence from—
- Nicky Brown
Head of Homelessness and Household Support
City of Edinburgh Council - Michael Cameron
Chief Executive
Scottish Housing Regulator - Gordon MacRae
Assistant Director (Communications & Advocacy)
Shelter Scotland - Jim McBride
Head of Homelessness and Complex Needs
Glasgow City Council - Gavin Smith
Service Manager for Housing Access at Fife Council
Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO)
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - SPICe issues paper 1 (210KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2024
3. Social Security Scotland
The Committee will take evidence on its performance and operation from—
- Ally MacPhail
Deputy Director for Strategy, Change, Data and Engagement
Social Security Scotland - Gayle Devlin
Deputy Director of Health and Social Care
Social Security Scotland - James Wallace
Deputy Director for Finance and Corporate Services
Social Security Scotland
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - SPICe issues paper 2 (400KB, pdf) posted 29 January 2024
4. Consideration of evidence
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.