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Meeting Agenda
21st Meeting, 2023
- Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023
- Session: 6
- Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
- Start time: 09:00am
- Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 03:33pm
1 Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.
2 Subordinate legislation
The Committee will take evidence on the Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 from—
Witnesses
Maggie Chiwanza, CEO, MECOPP
Fiona Collie, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Scotland & Northern Ireland, Carers Scotland
Judith Paterson, Interim Co-Chair, Scottish Commission on Social Security
Paul Traynor, Head of Scottish Young Carers Services Alliance, Carers Trust Scotland
Paper 1 Note by the Clerk 133KB pdf posted 18/09/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/21/1)
Paper 2 SPICe Paper 411KB pdf posted 18/09/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/21/2)
3 Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 from—
Witnesses
Chris Birt, Deputy Director for Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Emma Congreve, Deputy Director, Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute
Dr Alison Hosie, Researcher, Scottish Human Rights Commission
Bill Scott, Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission
Paper 3 Note by the Clerk 56KB pdf posted 18/09/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/21/3)
Paper 4 SPICe Paper 375KB pdf posted 18/09/2023 (Ref: SJSS/S6/23/21/4)
4 Consideration of evidence
The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.
5 Poverty and Inequality Commission Appointment Process
The Committee will consider its approach to the appointment process.
SJSS/S6/23/21/5(P) (Private Paper)
6 Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
SJSS/S6/23/21/6(P) (Private Paper)