Social Justice and Social Security Committee
5th Meeting, 2024
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.
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.
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.
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.