SCoSS Charter Sub-Committee Meeting

Date: 6 May 2025
Time: 12:30
Venue: Virtual (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
  • Stephen Herbert, Secretary
  • Lisa Kinnear, Governance and Engagement Officer

      Apologies: None

      1. Welcome and declaration of interests

      The Chair, Marilyn Howard, welcomed the attendees to the twelfth meeting of the Charter Sub-Committee and the sixth in 2025.

      There were no apologies and no interests were declared.

      2. Matters arising from previous meeting

      The minutes of the previous meeting were noted, with no relevant matters arising.

      3. Verbal update on follow up to report on experiences of people with communication needs

      Andrew provided an update on the ongoing promotion of the report, noting that he has had further discussions with Social Security Scotland and, subsequently, the Chair of the SCoSS Board has been invited to attend the next meeting of their Executive Advisory Board. He also noted that SCoSS also received queries from relevant third sector organisations following the publication of the report.

      Members highlighted further organisations and individuals they would like to see invited to the upcoming webinar.

      Action: Secretariat to send further invites to organisations and individuals identified by members of the sub-committee.

      4. Webinar on experiences of people with communication needs – arrangements and draft presentation

      Lisa gave an update on arrangements for the webinar scheduled for Monday 12 May noting that a healthy attendance was likely and that accessibility arrangements had been made in advance. Members suggested that the Secretariat make it clear to participants that the SCoSS mailbox is open for any issues on the day.

      Action: The Secretariat to ensure that the presentation makes reference to support available on the day and this is included in any further communication to participants in advance of the webinar.

      Andrew noted that a draft presentation that had been prepared ahead of the webinar. As discussed at the previous sub-committee meeting, the draft presentation covered slides noting some background to SCoSS, the research focus, key findings and recommendations and a questions and answers session.

      Sub-committee members discussed the content of the draft presentation and their plans for the day, making several suggestions for inclusion in the final version. They highlighted that a briefing note would be helpful which took them through the session and highlighted the transitions between different speakers.

      Action: The Secretariat to update the final presentation as per sub-committee suggestions.

      Action: The Secretariat to produce a briefing note for sub-committee members to support delivery of the webinar.

      5. Any other business

      Sub-committee members noted that it would be helpful to hold an informal follow up meeting after the webinar to consider how it went and any things to learn for future events. The sub-committee agreed to hold the meeting on Wednesday 14 May.

      Next meeting: TBC

      Meeting closed at: 14:05

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