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Written Question · S5W-17167 · Session 5

How many times meetings of the social security stakeholder reference groups have been (a) rearranged and (b) cancelled, and when each group…

Answered Asked by Mark Griffin Lab Lodged 11 Jun 2018

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many times meetings of the social security stakeholder reference groups have been (a) rearranged and (b) cancelled, and when each group last met.

The answer

Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 Jun 2018 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Reference Group
No of Meetings Cancelled
No of Meetings Rearranged
Date of Last meeting
Agency Operations Reference Group
0
1
7 March 2018
Best Start Grant Reference Group
0
0
31 January 2018
Carer Benefit Advisory Group
1
0
4 April 2018
Communications and Engagement Partnership Group
0
1
31 May 2018
Disability and Carers Benefits Expert Advisory Group
Information Not Held
Information Not Held
26 April 2018
Funeral Poverty and Funeral Expense Assistance Reference Group
0
0
24 April 2018
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits Advisory Group
1
0
11 December 2017
Ill Health and Disability Benefits Stakeholder Reference Group
0
1
12 December 2017
Joint Ministerial Group on Welfare
0
1
14 June 2018
Young Carer Grant Working Group
0
1
26 April 2018

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-17167 by reference.