Social Security Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Jeremy Balfour will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 7 and 8 in private. 3. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from 'Your Say' witnesses— Norman Gray; Brian Hurton; Moira Sinclair. 4. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: Pauline McNeill and Ruth Maguire will report back to the Committee on the Inclusion Scotland event they attended on 16 August. 5. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Universal Credit (Claims and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/227) from— John Dickie, Director, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland (CPAG); Jeremy Hewer, Policy Advisor, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations; Michael McClements, Policy Manager, COSLA; Emma Shields, Business Services Manager, Customer & Business Services, Renfrewshire Council. 6. Social Security (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 7. Social Security (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider possible additional witnesses for the Social Security (Scotland) Bill. 8. Witness invitation: The Committee will consider a further witness invitation.