Social Security Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private.

2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Carer's Allowance Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2020 [draft] from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Veronica Smith, Cross-Cutting Policy Officer, and Niall Wilson, Solicitor, Scottish Government.

3. Subordinate legislation: Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People) to move—S5M-21020—That the Social Security Committee recommends that the Carer's Allowance Up-rating (Scotland) Order 2020 [draft] be approved.

4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Funeral Expense Assistance and Young Carer Grants (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [draft] from—
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Veronica Smith, Cross-Cutting Policy Officer, and Niall Wilson, Solicitor, Scottish Government.

5. Subordinate legislation: Shirley-Anne Somerville (Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People) to move—S5M-21019—That the Social Security Committee recommends that the Funeral Expense Assistance and Young Carer Grants (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 [draft] be approved.

6. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instruments—
Carer's Allowance Up-rating (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/32) The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/25) The Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (SSI 2020/64)

7. Work programme: The Committee will consider a paper from the Fiscal Framework Working Group.