All meetings of the committee

All meetings of the $name held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

33rd Meeting

21 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Statutory review of the Scottish Fiscal Commission
3. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill (in private)

32nd Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Consideration of evidence

31st Meeting

30 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
3. Delivering Scottish Social Security
4. Consideration of evidence

30th Meeting

23 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
3. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill

29th Meeting

16 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
3. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
4. Poverty and Inequality Commission Appointment Process
5. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry

28th Meeting

09 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Kinship Care
5. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
6. Consideration of evidence
7. Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

27th Meeting

02 November

1. Joint meeting with the Health
2. Social Care and Sport Committee and Criminal Justice Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

26th Meeting

02 November

1. Pre-Budget Scrutiny (in private)

25th Meeting

26 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (in private)

24th Meeting

05 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
5. Correspondence

23rd Meeting

28 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
6. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
7. Work programme (in private)

22nd Meeting

26 September

1. Joint meeting with the Health
2. Social Care and Sport Committee and Criminal Justice Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

21st Meeting

21 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25
4. Consideration of evidence
5. Poverty and Inequality Commission Appointment Process
6. Work programme

20th Meeting

14 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
3. Social Justice Priorities
4. Consideration of evidence
5. Correspondence

19th Meeting

07 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Deputy Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
5. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
6. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

18th Meeting

29 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
3. Social Security Scotland disability benefit processing times
4. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
5. Social Security Scotland disability benefit processing times
6. Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

17th Meeting

22 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
3. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
4. Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council (Scotland) Bill
5. Correspondence

16th Meeting

15 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
3. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry

15th Meeting

08 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
3. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
4. Work programme

14th Meeting

01 June

1. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill

13th Meeting

25 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
4. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
5. Annual report
6. Additional costs for disabled people
7. Work programme

12th Meeting

11 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Scrutinising Social Justice
4. Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill
5. Impact of the cost of the living crisis
6. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill

11th Meeting

04 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Cost of Living: Lone Parents
3. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (in private)
4. Appointments and Reappointments to the Poverty and Inequality Commission
5. Work programme

10th Meeting

27 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Choice of Deputy Convener
4. Decision on taking business in private
5. Cost of living: disabled people and unpaid carers
6. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
7. Correspondence

9th Meeting

23 March

1. Work programme (in private)

8th Meeting

22 March

1. Joint meeting with the Health
2. Social Care and Sport Committee and Criminal Justice Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

7th Meeting

16 March

1. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
2. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

09 March

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
3. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

5th Meeting

02 March

1. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
2. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (in private)
4. Work programme (in private)

4th Meeting

23 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
6. Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

3rd Meeting

09 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Commission on Social Security
3. Scottish Commission on Social Security
4. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill (in private)

2nd Meeting

02 February

1. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry (in private)
2. Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill (in private)
3. Work programme (in private)

1st Meeting

19 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
3. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry
4. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24

All meetings of the $name held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

36th Meeting

22 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
3. Social Security Scotland
4. Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
5. Social Security Scotland

35th Meeting

15 December

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation

34th Meeting

08 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Correspondence (in private)

33rd Meeting

01 December

1. Work programme (in private)

32nd Meeting

24 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Scottish Benefits Independent Advocacy
4. Scottish Benefits Independent Advocacy

31st Meeting

24 November

1. Joint meeting with the Criminal Justice Committee and Health
2. Social Care and Sport Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

30th Meeting

17 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
3. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill

29th Meeting

10 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Decision on taking business in private
4. Subordinate legislation
5. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
6. National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
7. Child Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry

28th Meeting

03 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Work programme
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-2024 (in private)

27th Meeting

27 October

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2023-24 (in private)

26th Meeting

06 October

1. Work programme (in private)

25th Meeting

03 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Social Security Programme: Audit Scotland report
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Social Security Programme: Audit Scotland report

24th Meeting

29 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget savings and reductions 2022-23
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
4. Budget savings and reductions 2022-23
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

23rd Meeting

22 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

22nd Meeting

08 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Kinship Care
3. Work programme

21st Meeting

30 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into low income and debt problems
3. Work programme

20th Meeting

23 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Resource Spending Review
3. Inquiry into low income and debt problems
4. Resource Spending Review
5. Inquiry into low income and debt problems

19th Meeting

16 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Correspondence

18th Meeting

09 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Medium-term Financial Strategy and Resource Spending Review Framework
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Medium-term Financial Strategy and Resource Spending Review Framework
7. Work programme

17th Meeting

26 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into low income and debt problems
3. Scottish Commission on Social Security
4. Inquiry into low income and debt problems
5. Scottish Commission on Social Security
6. Annual report

16th Meeting

19 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into low income and debt problems
3. Inquiry into low income and debt problems

15th Meeting

12 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into low income and debt problems
3. Inquiry into low income and debt problems

14th Meeting

28 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into low income and debt problems
3. Inquiry into low income and debt problems

13th Meeting

21 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Scottish Government's Child poverty delivery plan 2022-2026
4. Scottish Government's Child poverty delivery plan 2022-2026

12th Meeting

31 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Case Transfer
5. Kinship Care
6. Case Transfer
7. Kinship Care
8. Work programme

11th Meeting

17 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Medium-Term Financial Strategy and Framework for Resource Spending Review
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Medium-Term Financial Strategy and Framework for Resource Spending Review

10th Meeting

10 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. DWP role in devolved Social Security
3. Subordinate legislation
4. DWP role in devolved Social Security
5. Work programme

9th Meeting

03 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Domestic Violence and Violence against women and girls
3. Domestic Violence and Violence against women and girls

8th Meeting

24 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Kinship Care
3. Kinship Care
4. Correspondence

7th Meeting

10 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Refugees and Asylum Seekers
3. Refugees and Asylum Seekers
4. Nationality and Borders Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Work programme

6th Meeting

03 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Refugees and Asylum Seekers
3. Refugees and Asylum Seekers
4. Work programme

5th Meeting

02 February

1. Joint meeting with Criminal Justice Committee and Health
2. Social Care and Sport Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

4th Meeting

01 February

1. Joint meeting with Criminal Justice Committee and Health
2. Social Care and Sport Committee on reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use

3rd Meeting

27 January

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Subordinate legislation
6. Subordinate legislation

2nd Meeting

20 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Correspondence

1st Meeting

13 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

All meetings of the $name held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and videos of meetings.

15th Meeting

23 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
3. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
4. Work programme

14th Meeting

16 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Adult Disability Payment
3. Adult Disability Payment
4. Work programme
5. Correspondence

13th Meeting

09 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Third Sector Recovery
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Third Sector Recovery
5. Correspondence
6. Correspondence

12th Meeting

02 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Social Security Scotland
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Social Security Scotland

11th Meeting

25 November

1. Scottish Government Proposed Fuel Poverty Strategy

10th Meeting

11 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Scottish Government Benefit Take-up strategy
3. Scottish Government Benefit Take-up strategy

9th Meeting

04 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Proposed Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
3. Session 6 priorities for homelessness and rough sleeping
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Session 6 priorities for homelessness and rough sleeping
6. Work programme

8th Meeting

28 October

1. Subordinate legislation
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Subordinate legislation
4. Subordinate legislation
5. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23 (in private)

7th Meeting

07 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
3. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
4. Work programme

6th Meeting

30 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate Legislation
3. Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill Stage 2
4. Subordinate Legislation
5. Work Programme

5th Meeting

23 September

4th Meeting

16 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
4. Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
5. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
6. Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)

3rd Meeting

09 September

1. Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill (in private)

2nd Meeting

02 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Subordinate legislation
3. Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill
4. Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill
5. Work programme
6. Decision on taking business in private
7. Declaration of interests

1st Meeting 2021

23 June

1. Declaration of interests
2. Choice of Convener
3. Choice of Deputy Convener
4. Decision on taking business in private
5. Legacy paper and Work programme