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Social Security Committee

Thursday 04 March 2021 9:00 AM

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1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, David George, Disability Benefits Policy Team Leader, Kirsten Simonnet-Lefevre, Principal Legal Officer, and David Hilber, Case Transfer Policy Lead, Scottish Government.

2. Subordinate legislation: Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People) to move—S5M-24149—That the Social Security Committee recommends that the Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.

3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments- The Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Consequential Amendment and Transitional Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2020/73)

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Andrew Hiskett, Information Governance Policy Officer, Ryan Laurenson, Product Owner, and Susan Robb, Solicitor, Scottish Government.

5. Subordinate legislation: Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People) to move— S5M-24148—That the Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Information-sharing (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.

6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2021 and The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Camilo Arredondo, Solicitor, Vana Anastasiadou, Economic Adviser, and Veronica Smith, Cross-cutting Policy Adviser, Scottish Government.

7. Subordinate legislation: Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People) to move—S5M-24124—That the Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2021 [draft] be approved.

8. Subordinate legislation: Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People) to move—S5M-24125—That the Social Security Committee recommends that the Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 [draft] be approved.

9. Social Security response to Covid (in private): The Committee will consider a draft inquiry report.

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