SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRESS NOTICE
Date: 10 January 2006
SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Room 344, New Court,
48 Carey Street,
London
WC2A 2LS
Direct Line: 0207 412 1507
Fax: 0207 412 1570
Email: ssac@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Website: www.ssac.org.uk
10 January 2006
SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE PUBLISHES ITS EIGHTEENTH REPORT
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) has published its Report for the period from August 2004 to July 2005.
The Report includes a summary of the year’s work, including scrutiny of proposals for legislation and the Department’s information products. The Report also includes an account of the Committee’s visits to operational sites. In his foreword the Chairman, Sir Richard Tilt, offers his reflections on his first months in the chair.
Notes for editors:
The SSAC is the main advisory body for the United Kingdom on social security
matters, except those relating to industrial injuries, war pensions, and
occupational pensions. There is informal consultation with the Inland Revenue
for tax credits, national insurance and Child Benefit.
Most proposals for social security regulations have to be submitted to the SSAC before they are made. When the Committee reports on proposals for regulations the report must be laid before Parliament together with the regulations and a statement from the Secretary of State responding to any recommendations.
The Committee's Chairman is Sir Richard Tilt. The other current members are Kwame Akuffo, Les Allamby, Simon Bartley, Brigid Campbell, Dr Angus Erskine, Richard Exell OBE, Alison Garnham, Professor Elaine Kempson, Laurie Naumann, Professor Anthony Ogus CBE, Patricia Smail, Professor Janet Walker, Professor Robert Walker.
The report (priced £9.50) is published by and is available from Corporate Document Services, 7 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY. Tel 0113 399 4040, fax: 0113 399 4205, email, orderline@cds.co.uk
The Report is also available on the Committee's website (pdf format), where further details of the Committee's remit, activities and membership can also be found.