Minutes: 25 April 2024

Thursday, 25 April 2024

12th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 10:21am

Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room

Published: Thursday, 25 April 2024

Committee Member attendees:

Minutes

1. Decisions on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 5 in private.

2. Client experience of Social Security Scotland’s redetermination and appeals process:

The Committee took evidence from—

Tim Barraclough, Executive Director, Tribunals and Office of the Public Guardian and Lesley Black, Director Tribunals, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service;

Gayle Devlin, Deputy Director of Health and Social Care, Social Security Scotland.

3. Client experience of Social Security Scotland’s redetermination and appeals process (In Private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 2.

4. Poverty and Inequality Commission Appointments (In Private):

The Committee considered a draft report. Various changes were agreed to, and the report was agreed for publication.

5. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (UK Parliament legislation) (In Private):

The Committee agreed its approach to the scrutiny of the legislative consent memorandum lodged by the Scottish Government (LCM(S6)36b).