These Regulations amend the Social Security (Advocacy Service Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (“the 2020 Regulations”) to set revised advocacy service standards for the purpose of section 11 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the 2018 Act”).

Regulation 2 amends regulation 2 of the 2020 Regulations to update the advocacy service standards, which are set by reference to another document in accordance with section 11(3) of 2018 Act. The revised standards are set in the document entitled “Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 – Advocacy Service Standards” and it was published by the Scottish Ministers on 9 November 2021. Copies of the document may be obtained online at: http://www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781802012767.