SCoSS Charter Sub-Committee Meeting
Date: 13 January 2025
Time: 13:00
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 seventh meeting of the Charter Sub-Committee.
There were no apologies and no interests were declared.
2. Matters arising from previous meeting
Members raised the Charter research strategy, as agreed at the previous meeting this work has not yet commenced due to current workload capacity. It was agreed that this remains a priority for consideration by the Board in the coming months.
The Secretariat confirmed that external stakeholders had been contacted regarding various proposed document covers for the final report and are now awaiting feedback on accessibility.
Action: The Secretariat will present an overview of stakeholder feedback on the accessibility of the document covers at the next subcommittee meeting.
3. Update and discussion on report drafting
Andrew presented the latest version of the final report, incorporating feedback from the previous meeting. The discussion focused on areas where further amendments would be beneficial, with the aim of drafting an executive summary and conclusion before sharing it at the next Board meeting for further review.
Members agreed to submit any additional comments to the Secretariat by Thursday, 16 January.
Marilyn provided an overview of the social security principles and their relevance to the research findings for inclusion in the final report. She agreed to share these with the subcommittee and will consult with the Secretariat separately on how best to integrate them into the final report.
Action: Members agreed to submit any further suggestions to the Secretariat by Thursday 16th January ahead of the report’s presentation at the January Board meeting.
4. Social Security Scotland update meeting
The Secretariat provided an update on the follow-up meeting with Social Security Scotland, noting that confirmation is still pending. It was agreed that the Secretariat will continue liaising with Social Security Scotland to determine whether the meeting will proceed.
Action: Secretariat to follow up on the meeting’s status with Social Security Scotland and update Members accordingly.
5. Any other business
It was agreed that the next meeting of the Sub-Committee meeting would take place on 11th February 2025 at 11am.
Meeting closed at 14:09
Date of next meeting: Tuesday 11th February (11am – 12:15pm)