{"value":{"id":229296,"memberId":3893,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions","uin":"HLWS430","dateMade":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":29,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Work and Pensions","title":"Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)","text":"<p>Today, I will publish the outcome of the review of the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC). I am pleased to announce that the government supports the continuation of the Committee in its current form. The Department for Work and Pensions has completed a robust examination of the Committee’s functions, delivery arrangements and governance structure. The review was carried out in line with the Cabinet Office’s key principles for reviews of Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPB). The SSAC is a cost effective advisory NDPB whose functions are integral to improving the quality of policy making and of secondary legislation in the Department for Work and Pensions. I attach a copy of the review report to this statement and will place a copy in the House library.</p>","house":"Lords","noticeNumber":0,"hasAttachments":true,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":229274,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2015-03-24T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[{"url":"https://qna.files.parliament.uk/ws-attachments/229296/original/2015-03-24 SSAC Triennial Review report FINAL.pdf","title":"SSAC Triennial Review report","fileType":"pdf","fileSizeBytes":104867}]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/229296","method":"GET"}]}