From principles to practice: social security in the Scottish laboratory of democracy

Mark Simpson; Grainne McKeever; Ann Gray

From principles to practice: social security in the Scottish laboratory of democracy

Mark Simpson, Grainne McKeever, Ann Gray

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Abstract

The enactment of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 is an important milestone in the development of the second devolved-level social security system within the UK. While the development of the new devolved benefits will continue for several years, the social security principles contained in the Act represent a statement of intent that an emerging Scottish model will be based on a different philosophy to the UK’s. This article takes an early look at the challenge the Scottish Government faces in living up to these principles, with a focus on the commitment to put respect for the dignity of individuals at the heart of the system, and work to date towards doing so.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13-31
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Social Security Law
Volume	26
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 12 Mar 2019

Keywords

social security
devolution
dignity
respect
scotland
welfare state
social rights

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From principles to practice: social security in the Scottish laboratory of democracy

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AJC/Justice working group on benefit decision making

Administrative Justice Council meeting

Principles into practice: embedding dignity and respect in a Scottish social security system

Conceptualising dignity in the context of social security: bottom-up and top-down perspectives

Social security systems based on dignity and respect

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From principles to practice: social security in the Scottish laboratory of democracy

Abstract

Keywords

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AJC/Justice working group on benefit decision making

Administrative Justice Council meeting

Principles into practice: embedding dignity and respect in a Scottish social security system

Research output

Conceptualising dignity in the context of social security: bottom-up and top-down perspectives

Social security systems based on dignity and respect

Cite this