Guardian - 21 January 2018, 08:01 (+ 2309 days 8 hours and 9 minutes) Politics
Independent body will check that changes preserve human rights before Holyrood gets voteScotland’s new social security system will include an unprecedented degree of independent scrutiny – with the express intention of future-proofing the powers against the kinds of austerity measures that have devastated vulnerable groups in the rest of the UK.Scotland’s social security minister, Jeane Freeman, announced on Sunday that there will be a Scottish Commission on Social Security, an independent body that will scrutinise any proposed changes to the new system – and give its view of their compliance with human rights protocols – before Holyrood can vote on them. Continue reading...