SCoSS Charter Sub-Committee Meeting
Date: 11 February 2025
Time: 11:00
Venue: Microsoft Teams
Minutes
Present—
- Dr Mark Simpson (Chair)
- Dr Marilyn Howard (Member)
- Ed Pybus (Member)
Apologies: None
In attendance (SCoSS Secretariat)—
- Andrew Strong, Head of Policy and Scrutiny
- Christopher Galloway, Analysis and Participation Support Officer
1. Welcome and declaration of interests
The Chair, Mark Simpson, welcomed the attendees to the eighth meeting of the Charter Sub-Committee.
There were no apologies and no interests were declared.
2. Matters arising from previous meeting
The previous meeting minutes were presented at the January Board meeting but have not yet been approved. The minutes from today’s meeting, the February 18 meeting and the January 13 meeting will be presented for approval at the next Board meeting.
It was noted that the Secretariat has yet to receive stakeholder feedback on the visual accessibility of the proposed document covers for the final report. This will be followed up, and any feedback will be shared at the next subcommittee meeting.
Action: The Secretariat will follow up with stakeholders for feedback on the visual accessibility of the report cover and provide an update at the next Subcommittee meeting.
3. Update and discussion on report drafting
Members and the Secretariat reviewed the latest version of the final report, incorporating feedback from the January Board meeting along with new input from Subcommittee members.
There was a wide-ranging discussion on the report’s final structure, content, and recommendations, with a particular focus on ensuring the recommendations are written in plain English.
The Secretariat agreed to make further amendments to the report based on today’s discussion.
Action: The Secretariat will amend the report based on the discussion and share it ahead of the next Subcommittee meeting on 18 February.
4. Social Security Scotland update meeting
Members discussed the upcoming meeting with Social Security Scotland on 12 February to present key research findings and finalise a list of questions for discussion. It was agreed that these questions could be shared with Social Security Scotland colleagues in advance. Members also reviewed and approved the meeting format.
5. Any other business
It was noted that the next meeting of the Sub-Committee meeting would take place on 18th February 2025 at 10am with the intention of finalising the report ahead of the February Board meeting.
Meeting closed at 12:35
Date of next meeting: Tuesday 18th February (10am – 11:30am)