The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023: scrutiny report
The Scottish Commission on Social Security's scrutiny report on the draft Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
Contents
- Document Cover
- Summary of recommendations and observations
- Executive summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Aims of Carer Support Payment
- 3. Policy changes from Carer’s Allowance
- 4. Employment and earnings
- 5. Carer’s Allowance Supplement
- 6. Older carers
- 7. Future Changes
- 8. Regulations: areas for clarification
- 9. Approach to scrutiny
- Annexe A: External stakeholders
- Annexe B: Scrutiny timeline
- Annexe C: About the Scottish Commission on Social Security
Annexe B: Scrutiny timeline
| 5 September 2022 | Secretariat meeting with Scottish Government officials to discuss the scrutiny checklist. |
| 21 December 2022 | SCoSS pre-scrutiny evidence session from DWP and the Scottish Government. |
| 6 February 2023 | Scottish Government briefing session on CSP. |
| 2/3 March 2023 | Draft Regulations formally referred to SCoSS by the Minister for Social Security and Local Government. |
| 8 March 2023 | Ad hoc Board meeting on the draft regulations. |
| 30 March 2023 | SCoSS meeting with academic partners. |
| 30 March 2023 | SCoSS Board attended by Social Security officials in CSP discussion. |
| 31 March 2023 | Updated draft regulations received from the Scottish Government. |
| 4 April 2023 | External stakeholders written call for evidence began. |
| 4 May 2023 | Stakeholder engagement event held with VOCAL. |
| 9 May 2023 | Updated draft regulations received from the Scottish Government. |
| 17 May 2023 | External stakeholders written call for evidence closed. |
| 23 May 2023 | Updated Regulation 13 on education rules received from the Scottish Government. |
| 31 May 2023 | SCoSS board meeting to discuss report. |
| 6 June 2023 | Ad hoc board meeting to discuss final report. |
| 8 June 2023 | SCoSS report signed off and laid. |