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Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Thursday 29 May 2025 9:00 AM

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1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private. 2. Eradicating Child Poverty: The Committee will take evidence from— Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Julie Humphreys, Director Tackling Child Poverty & Social Justice, and Ann McKenzie, Unit Head, Tackling Child Poverty Policy Unit, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] from— Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Ruth Steele, Unit Head, Social Security Futures, and Kirsten Simonnet-Lefevre, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 4. Subordinate legislation: Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice) to move— S6M-17467—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 [draft] be approved. 5. Eradicating Child Poverty: The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 2.

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