Social Justice and Social Security Committee
31st Meeting, 2024
Gordon MacDonald MSP was invited to declare any relevant interests and declared that his wife is a member of West Lothian Council.
The Committee agreed to take item 7 in private.
The Committee took evidence from—
Evan Beswick, Chief Officer, Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership;
Sally Buchanan, Library Services and Fairer Falkirk Manager, Falkirk Council;
Martin Booth, Executive Director of Finance, Glasgow City Council;
Peter Kelly, Chief Executive, The Poverty Alliance.
The Committee took evidence on the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 [draft] from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Beth Stanners, Senior Policy Officer: Carer Benefits and Case Transfer Policy Unit, David Hilber, Team Leader, Case Transfer Policy and Thomas Nicol, Lawyer, Scottish Government.
Jeremy Balfour declared an interest as a recipient of Personal Independence Payment.
Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) moved—
S6M-15260—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.
The motion was agreed to. The Committee agreed to delegate to the Convener finalisation of a report on the instrument.
The Committee considered the following negative instruments—
Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2024
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instruments.
The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 3.