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26th Meeting, 2024
The Committee considered the following negative instrument—
The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2024
The Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument.
The Committee considered its approach to oral evidence taking for the inquiry and agreed to consider a revised approach at its next meeting.
The Committee considered its work programme.
The Committee considered the implications of the sub judice rule for its scrutiny of subordinate legislation on pension-age winter heating payments and agreed to invite the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice to give evidence on the draft Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 at a future meeting.
The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and COSLA for an update on the implementation of the Scottish Welfare Fund action plan.
The Committee agreed to conduct an inquiry in 2025 into financial considerations when leaving an abusive relationship.
The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government for an update on recommendations made in its Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment report.
The Committee agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding the Winter Heating Payment. The Committee also agreed to write to the Secretary of State for Scotland about the Department’s spending powers.
The Committee also agreed revisions to its strategic aims.