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Agenda: 07 November 2024

Thursday, 07 November 2024

29th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 08:30am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Agenda items:

  1. Subordinate legislation (in private)
  2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)
  3. Decision on taking business in private
  4. Subordinate legislation
  5. Subordinate legislation
  6. Subordinate legislation
  7. Correspondence

Agenda published: Monday, 04 November 2024 03:51pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Subordinate legislation (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft report on the Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 (in private)

The Committee will consider a draft report on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Third sector funding principles. 

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.


4. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instrument—

Scotland Act 1998 (Agency Arrangements) (Specification) Order 2024

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5. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft]  from—

  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
    Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
    Scottish Government
  • Posy Musgrave
    Team Leader – Early Years and Funeral Support
    Scottish Government
  • Barbara Hughes
    Lawyer
    Scottish Government

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6. Subordinate legislation

Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) to move—S6M-14591—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Funeral Expense Assistance (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 [draft] be approved.


7. Correspondence

The Committee will consider draft letters to the Scottish Government and COSLA regarding the implementation of the Scottish Welfare Fund action plan. The Committee will also consider a draft letter to the Scottish Government regarding an update to the inquiry into Addressing child poverty through parental employment.

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item