Brexit - Dr Simon Roberts appointed Academic Fellow at the Scottish Parliament

Dr Simon Roberts has been appointed an Academic Fellow at the Scottish Parliament to advise the Parliament and its members (MSPs) on the impact of Brexit on Scottish Social Security.

New powers transferred to the Scottish Parliament by The Scotland Act (2016) allow Scottish Ministers to develop new social security policies within a framework provided by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, which devolves eleven existing benefits to Scotland.  The aim of the Academic Fellowship is to carry out research to examine how these benefits will be treated in the Withdrawal Agreement as the EU Social Security Coordinating Regulations evolve; within any new multilateral agreement between the UK and EU; or, if there is no agreement, by unilateral arrangements by the EU and UK, including ‘retained legislation’, and bilateral agreements between the UK and individual EU member countries.  Outputs will include written and oral briefings for MSPs and presentations to the Scottish Parliament.