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Chamber and committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee


Minutes: 22 February 2024

Thursday, 22 February 2024

5th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:00am
End time: 09:31am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Published: Thursday, 22 February 2024

Minutes


1. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] and the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2024 [draft] from—

Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Kyle Murray, Policy Advisor, Dominic Mellan, Economic Advisor and Katie Joshi, Scottish Government Legal Department, Scottish Government.


2. Subordinate legislation:

Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) moved—

S6M-12001—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.



After debate, the motion was agreed to.


3. Subordinate legislation:

Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) moved—

S6M-12002—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2024 [draft] be approved.



The motion was agreed to.


4. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee considered the following negative instrument—

The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SSI 2024/35)



The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.


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