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Minutes: 20 June 2024
Thursday, 20 June 2024
20th Meeting, 2024
Minutes
1. Document subject to parliamentary control (In Private):
The Committee considered a draft report on the Proposed Revised Social Security Charter. The report was agreed for publication.
2. Correspondence (In Private):
The Committee considered and agreed draft letters to the Scottish Government, UK Government, and Mears Group on issues related to the Scottish Government's declared housing emergency.
3. Work programme (In Private):
The Committee considered its work programme. In relation to post-legislative scrutiny of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017, the Committee agreed a call for views, that late submissions be published as correspondence but excluded from the SPICe analysis of responses and that any future approaches to scrutiny be taken in private. In relation to its scrutiny of the legislative consent memorandum on the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Committee agreed to take no further action. The Committee also considered and agreed arrangements for its business planning day.
4. Declaration of interests:
Kevin Stewart was invited to repeat a declaration of interests made (in private) earlier in the meeting. Mr Stewart confirmed that he had no relevant interests to declare.
5. Housing (Scotland) Bill:
The Committee took evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from—
Susie Fitton, Policy Manager, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA);
Valerie Arbuckle, National Partnership Development Manager, Police Scotland;
Pat Togher, Chief Officer, Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB);
Mike Callaghan, Policy Manager, COSLA;
and then from—
Suzie McIlloney, Change Lead, All in for Change;
Heather McCluskey, Implementation Lead, Centre for Homelessness Impact;
Sarah Rogers, Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Families Outside;
Shea Moran, Senior Representative, Aff the Streets.
6. Housing (Scotland) Bill (In Private):
The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 5.