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Social Security Committee

Thursday 21 September 2017 8:15 AM

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1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— The Universal Credit (Claims and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/227) 2. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— John Dickie, Director, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland (CPAG); Peter Kelly, Director, The Poverty Alliance; Dr Jim McCormick, Associate Director Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Jessica Burns, Regional Tribunal Judge, Social Security and Child Support; and then from— Jatin Haria, Executive Director, Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER); Chris Oswald, Head of Policy, Equality and Human Rights Commission; Emma Ritch, Executive Director, Engender; Judith Robertson, Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission. 3. Social Security (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

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