Social Justice and Social Security Committee

1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3, 4 and 5 in private and whether its review, at future meetings, of evidence heard on the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill should be taken in private. 2. Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Kirstie Henderson, Policy Officer (Scotland), and Claire Andrews, Legal Rights Officer, Legal Rights Service, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB); Craig Smith, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH); Allan Faulds, Senior Policy Officer, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE). 3. Consideration of evidence: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 4. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. 5. Correspondence: The Committee will consider correspondence received from the Chair of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment and a letter from the Convener of the Finance and Public Administration Committee on Parliamentary scrutiny of proposed national outcomes.