The Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024: scrutiny report
The Scottish Commission on Social Security's scrutiny report on the draft Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024
Contents
- Document Cover
- Summary of recommendations and observations
- Executive summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Aims of Pension Age Disability Payment
- 3. Take-up
- 4. Policy changes from Attendance Allowance
- 5. Mobility
- 6. Renal dialysis
- 7. Equality issues
- 8. Future changes
- 9. Regulations: areas for clarification
- 10. Approach to scrutiny
- Annexe A: Stakeholder engagement
- Annexe B: Scrutiny timeline
- Annexe C: About the Scottish Commission on Social Security
Annexe B: Scrutiny timeline
| 7 August 2023 | Draft Regulations formally referred to SCoSS by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice |
| 10 August 2023 | SCoSS Board attended by Social Security officials for Pension Age Disability Payment discussion |
| 24 August 2023 | External stakeholders written call for evidence began |
| 6 September 2023 | SCoSS roundtable with Equalities and Human Rights Commission |
| 12 September 2023 | SCoSS board meeting discusses report |
| 29 September 2023 | External stakeholders written call for evidence closed |
| 4 October 2023 | Stakeholder event held with Age Scotland |
| 5 October 2023 | Stakeholder event held with Age Scotland |
| 6 October 2023 | Equality Impact Assessment discussion with Scottish Government officials |
| 9 October 2023 | External roundtable on Attendance Allowance/Pension Age Disability Payment caselaw |
| 18 October 2023 | SCoSS board meeting discusses report |
| 24 October 2023 | Ad hoc Board meeting to discuss report |
| 30 October 2023 | SCoSS report signed off and laid |