Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination

This Specialised Committee monitors the implementation and functioning of the Protocol on Social Security Coordination in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

The Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination is a joint forum between the UK and European Commission. It helps monitor the implementation and ensure the proper functioning of the Protocol on Social Security Coordination in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed between the UK and European Union (EU) in December 2020 following the UK’s exit from the EU.

We will publish the agenda and minutes for the meetings on this page.

28 June 2023 meeting

Minutes: third meeting of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination 28 June 2023 (PDF, 286 KB, 6 pages)

Provisional agenda: third meeting of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination (PDF, 204 KB, 1 page)

30 June 2022 meeting

Minutes: second meeting of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination 30 June 2022 (PDF, 155 KB, 5 pages)

Provisional agenda: second meeting of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination (PDF, 98.5 KB, 1 page)

6 July 2021 meeting

Agenda: first meeting of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination 6 July 2021 (PDF, 71.1 KB, 1 page)

Minutes: first meeting of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination 6 July 2021 (PDF, 116 KB, 3 pages)

Decisions of the committee

Decision No 2/2023 of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination: the designation of the financial institution to serve as reference to determine the interest rate for late payments and the exchange rate for currency conversions (PDF, 156 KB, 6 pages)

Decision No 1/2023 of the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination: Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (PDF, 135 KB, 3 pages)

Decision No 1/2021 of Specialised Committee established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the EAEC and the UK as regards Amendment of the Annexes to Protocol on Social Security

Annual Returns

As stated in Article SSC.59 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, this return lists all UK legislation in scope of the TCA Social Security Coordination Protocol.

Annual Article SSC.59 declaration (PDF, 127 KB, 5 pages)