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 (Advocacy Service Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 from— Ben Macpherson, Ruari Sutherland, Dr, and Colin Armstrong, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Ben Macpherson (Minister for Social Security and Local Government) to move— S6M-00996 —That the Social Justice and Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Advocacy Service Standards) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 be approved. 4. Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill : The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2. 5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments— Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/305) The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/249) 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.