Social Justice and Social Security Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 and the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2023 from— Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Simon Coote, Head of Cross Cutting Policy Unit, Camilo Arredondo, Solicitor, and Dominic Mellan, Economic Adviser - Social Security Analysis, Forecasting and Evaluation Branch, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move—S6M-07737—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move—S6M-07738—That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2023 be approved. 5. Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on legislative consent memorandum LCM(S6)33 from— Ben Macpherson, Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Susan Soutar, Reserved Benefits Policy Manager, and Kayleigh Blair, Solicitor, Scottish Government. 6. Social Security (Additional Payments) (No. 2) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.