Framework document between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Commission on Social Security
Framework document between the Scottish Commission on Social Security (SCoSS) and the Scottish Government, setting out the broad framework within which SCoSS operates.
Updated October 2026.
Contents
Planning and Reporting
33. SCoSS will prepare a draft strategic or corporate plan every three to five years setting out its strategic aims, objectives and targets over that period, for consideration by the Scottish Ministers. The final agreed version of the strategic or corporate plan will be published on the SCoSS website. The Board will agree annual operational business plans to enable SCoSS to deliver the overall strategic aims, objectives and targets.
34. SCoSS will publish on its website an annual report on its work, including progress against its current strategic aims, objectives and targets. A copy of the report should be provided to the Scottish Ministers, via the Portfolio Accountable Officer, and Scottish Ministers must lay before the Scottish Parliament a copy of each report sent to them by the Commission.