Social Security Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. 2. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Professor Grainne McKeever, Ulster University Law Clinic. 3. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: Ben Macpherson will report back to the Committee on the MECOPP workshop he attended on 29 August. 4. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: Alison Johnstone will report back to the Committee on the Coalition of Carers event she attended on 30 August. 5. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Caroline Gardner, Auditor General for Scotland; Mark Taylor, Assistant Director, and Morag Campsie, Audit Manager, Audit Scotland. 6. Social Security (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 7. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: Members are invited to consider whether there are any issues raised in the written evidence that they would wish to highlight.