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Minutes: 28 November 2024

Thursday, 28 November 2024

32nd Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:30am
End time: 10:57am
Location: T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Published: Thursday, 28 November 2024

Minutes


1. Decisions on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.


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

The Committee took evidence from—

John Dickie, Director of Child Poverty Action Group Scotland, End Child Poverty Coalition;

Dr Hannah Randolph, Economist Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute;

Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation;

Professor Stephen Sinclair, Chair, Poverty and Inequality Commission.


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

The Committee considered the evidence heard under item 2.


4. Correspondence (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed draft letters to the Education, Children and Young People Committee, the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee and the Economy and Fair Work Committee as part of its follow up to the inquiry into Addressing child poverty through parental employment.


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