1. Declaration of interests

Gordon MacDonald will be invited to declare any relevant interests.

2. Decision on taking business in private

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

3. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Evan Beswick
  Chief Officer
  Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership
• Sally Buchanan
  Library Services and Fairer Falkirk Manager
  Falkirk Council
• Martin Booth
  Executive Director of Finance
  Glasgow City Council
• Peter Kelly
  Chief Executive
  The Poverty Alliance

4. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will take evidence on the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 [draft] from—

• Shirley-Anne Somerville
  Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice
  Scottish Government
• Beth Stanners
  Senior Policy Officer: Carer Benefits and Case Transfer Policy Unit
  Scottish Government
• David Hilber
  Team Leader, Case Transfer Policy
  Scottish Government
• Thomas Nicol
  Lawyer
  Scottish Government

5. Subordinate legislation

Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) to move—

S6M-15260—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved.

6. Subordinate legislation

The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—

Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2024

Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) (Consequential Amendment, Revocation and Saving Provision) Regulations 2024

7. Post-legislative scrutiny of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017

The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 3.