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Minutes: 26 October 2023
Thursday, 26 October 2023
25th Meeting, 2023
Minutes
1. Declaration of interests:
Stephanie Callaghan was invited to declare any relevant interests. No such interests were declared.
In relation to Agenda items 3 and 4, Jeremy Balfour indicated that he is in receipt of Personal Independence Payment.
2. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
3. Subordinate legislation:
The Committee took evidence on the Disability Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Oliver Wain, Policy Manager, Disability Benefits Policy, Social Security Directorate and Madeleine Macphail, Solicitor, Scottish Government .
4. Subordinate legislation:
Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) moved—S6M-10409—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Disability Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 [draft] be approved.
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 (In Private):
The Committee considered a draft report on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25. Various changes were agreed to, and the Committee agreed to consider a revised draft, in private, at its next meeting.