Social Justice and Social Security Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. 2. Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will take evidence on Legislative Consent Memorandum LCM-(S6)-55 from— Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Gemma MacAllister, Lawyer, Legal Directorate, and Simon Coote, Head of Cross Cutting Policy Unit, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— Council Tax Reduction (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2025 4. Local authority housing emergencies: The Committee will take evidence from— Maeve McGoldrick, Head of Policy and Communications in Scotland, Crisis; Susie Fitton, Policy Manager, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA); Fionna Kell, Director of Policy, Homes for Scotland; John Blackwood, Chief Executive , Scottish Association of Landlords; Mike Callaghan, Policy Manager, COSLA; Tony Cain , Policy Manager, Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO). 5. Local authority housing emergencies: The Committee will consider the evidence heard under item 4. 6. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme.