Social Security Advisory Committee
- Social Security Advisory Committee
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) is a statutory body that provides impartial advice to the UK government on social security issues. When the SSAC reports on government proposals for regulations the report must be presented to Parliament together with the regulations and a statement from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions responding to any recommendations.
History
The Committee was formed in November 1980 and is now covered by the Social Security Administration Act 1992. It took over the advisory functions of the former Great Britain and Northern Ireland Supplementary Benefits Commissions and the National Insurance Advisory Committee, and also assumed advisory responsibility for family income supplement and child benefit which had not previously come within the scope of any advisory committee. The Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 extended the Committee's responsibilities to cover advice on the new housing benefit scheme, replacing the Advisory Committee on Rent Rebates and Rent Allowances (ACRRRA) from April 1983. [ [http://www.ssac.org.uk/history.asp SSAC - About] ]
Current membership
Sir Richard Tilt (chair)
Kwame Akuffo
Les Allamby
Simon Bartley
Brigid Campbell
Dr Angus Erskine
Richard Exell OBE
Alison Garnham
Professor Helen (Elaine) Kempson
Laurie Naumann
Professor Anthony Ogus CBE
Pat Smail
Professor Janet Walker
Professor Robert Walker
Chairs
Sir Richard Tilt (2004- )
Sir Thomas Boyd-Carpenter KBE (1995-2004) [ [http://www.dwp.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/2004/oct/ssac291004.asp Department for Work and Pensions - Social Security Advisory Committee publishes seventeenth report] ]
Sir Michael Bett CBE (1993-1995) [ [http://www.aston.ac.uk/about/news/releases/2004/october/041018.jsp Aston University - Aston appoints new chancellor - Sir Michael Bett CBE] ]
Sir Peter Barclay (1984-1993) [ [http://www.jrf.org.uk/pressroom/releases/270201.asp Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Sir Peter Barclay retires from JRF chair] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.ssac.org.uk/ Social Security Advisory Committee website]
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