Social Security (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3

Author: Jon Shaw

PDF Published: Monday 09 Apr 2018 (SB 18-25)

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- Summary of Parliamentary Consideration
  - Other documents produced by the Scottish Government during the bill's passage
- Main areas of debate and change to the bill
  - Detail in primary and secondary legislation
    
    Scrutiny of regulations
    
    The Scottish Commission on Social Security
    
    Regulations subject to scrutiny by SCoSS
    
    The process for additional scrutiny
    
    The role of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
  - The principles, charter and duties on Scottish Ministers
    
    Additional and amended principles
    
    Legal effect of the principles and charter
    
    New duties in part 1 of the bill
    
    The charter
    
    Take-up and income maximisation
    
    Advice and advocacy
    
    Inclusive communication and accessibility of information
  - Devolved social security assistance
    
    Assistance in a form other than money
    
    Annual uprating of devolved assistance
    
    Residence conditions
    
    Universality of some types of assistance
    
    Carer's assistance for more than one person
    
    Terminal illness and disability assistance
    
    Assessments for devolved assistance
    
    Short-term assistance
    
    Housing assistance
    
    The power to create new benefits
  - General rules for the devolved social security system
    
    Applications for assistance
    
    Premature applications
    
    Treating applications as for other types of assistance
    
    Notifications and evidence requirements
    
    Re-determinations and appeals
    
    Late re-determination requests
    
    Provision of appeal forms
    
    Initiating an appeal
    
    Overpayments
    
    Recovery of overpayments
    
    Criminal offences
    
    Rights and responsibilities in the Scottish social security system
    
    Appointees
    
    Inalienability of assistance
    
    Information-sharing powers
  - Discretionary housing payments
- Stage 3
- Amendments made at Stage 2
  - Part 1 of the bill - amendments agreed to
  - Part 2 of the bill - amendments agreed to
  - New part of the bill - amendments agreed to
  - Part 4 of the bill - amendments agreed to
  - Part 5 of the bill - amendments agreed to
- Annexe 1 - Committee recommendations at Stage 1 and Scottish Government responses
- Annexe 2: Amendments not agreed to, withdrawn or not moved
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