Social Justice and Social Security Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It looks at subjects such as:
- the Scottish Government's policies on welfare, poverty and homelessness
- the social security system in Scotland
- violence against women and girls and domestic violence
- social justice (looking at ways to create a fairer Scotland)
- third sector including social economy and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
1st Meeting, 2021
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 11:15am
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Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Facal-luirg
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
Charities Regulation and Administration Bill
Child poverty in Scotland
Delivering new benefits
Inquiry into Child Poverty and Parental Employment
Kinship care
Low income and debt problems
Reducing drug deaths in Scotland and tackling problem drug use
Violence against women and girls
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Facal-luirg
About Bills
About Scottish Government bills
Angus Test
Budget Scrutiny 2023-24
Budget scrutiny 2022-23
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Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
Framework for the resource spending review
Fuel poverty
Homelessness and rough sleeping
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Timetable test
Correspondence
Correspondence
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
17 May 2023
Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, 17 May 2023
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Commission on Social Security
Meeting date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Meeting date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, Subordinate Legislation, Local Authority Housing Emergencies
Meeting date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Eradicating Child Poverty, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship, Subordinate Legislation
Meeting date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship, United Kingdom Government Welfare Reforms
Meeting date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Meeting date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Financial Considerations When Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Meeting date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Meeting date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Social Justice and Social Security Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Reports
Facal-luirg
Collette Stevenson
Convener
Scottish National Party
Bob Doris
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Jeremy Balfour
Member
Independent
Michael Marra
Member
Scottish Labour
Marie McNair
Member
Scottish National Party
Carol Mochan
Member
Scottish Labour
Alexander Stewart
Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Elena Whitham
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members