Scottish Commission on Social Security
Overview
The Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) is an advisory non-departmental public body set up to provide independent scrutiny of the Scottish social security system (including benefit regulations) and hold Scottish Ministers to account.
The full functions of the Commission are set out in section 22 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
The Commission is separate from the Scottish Government, and carries out its work independent of both Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Parliament.
Any information or documents published here are hosted on behalf of the Commission and are not to be considered part of the Scottish Government’s official record.
Members
Chair
- Dr Sally Witcher OBE
Members
- Sharon McIntyre
- Judith Paterson
- Dr Mark Simpson
Updates
On 19 September 2019 the Chair of SCoSS gave evidence at the Scottish Parliament Social Security Committee session regarding SCoSS scrutiny of The Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.
On 30 January 2020 the chair of SCoSS gave evidence at the Scottish Parliament Social Security Committee Session Regarding SCoSS scrutiny of the Scottish Child Payment draft Regulations 2020.
Documents
- Draft Winter Heating Assistance regulations 2020
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Scottish Commission on Social Security letters
- The Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020: supplementary scrutiny report on draft regulations
- Scottish Commission on Social Security: standing orders
- Scottish Commission on Social Security: draft scrutiny framework
- Uprating 2019: SG response to report
- Scottish Commission on Social Security: uprating report 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security letters: Scottish Child Payment 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security letters: Disability Assistance for Children and Young People
- Scottish Commission on Social Security letters: uprating 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: April 2020
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: February 2020
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: January 2020
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: December 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: November 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: October 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: September 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: August 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: July 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: June 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: 29 April 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: 2 April 2019
- Scottish Commission on Social Security minutes: February 2019
- The Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019: scrutiny report on draft regulations
- Scottish Commission on Social Security: FOISA guide to information
- Young Carer Grant: response to Scottish Commission on Social Security
- The Scottish Child Payment Regulations 2020: scrutiny report on draft regulations
- Scottish Commission on Social Security submissions: Disability Assistance for Children and Young People
- Scottish Commission on Social Security letters: The Social Security Assistance (Funeral Expense Assistance and Young Carer Grants) (Up-rating and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations
- The Social Security Assistance (Funeral Expense Assistance and Young Carer Grants) (Up-rating and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations: scrutiny report on draft regulations
- Funeral Expense Assistance and Young Carer Grant Regulations: response to report
- The Disability Assistance for Children and Young People (Scotland) Regulations 2020: scrutiny report on draft regulations