Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE00370 · Session 1

take the necessary steps to ensure that a full public inquiry, chaired by an eminent member of the judiciary, is carried out into the issue of organ retention to ensure that the illegal removal and storage of tissue and organs will not be repeated; a

Lodged Submitted 31 May 2001 Health
Signatures
5,510
Comments
0
Considered
12 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

take the necessary steps to ensure that a full public inquiry, chaired by an eminent member of the judiciary, is carried out into the issue of organ retention to ensure that the illegal removal and storage of tissue and organs will not be repeated; and to examine the role and power held by the Procurator Fiscal to order a post mortem.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 19 Jun 2001
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 27 Jun 2001
    Health and Community Care Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 19 Sep 2001
    Health and Community Care Committee
    Petitions
    6 mentions
  4. 28 Nov 2001
    Health and Community Care Committee
    Petitions
    2 mentions
  5. 5 Dec 2001
    Health and Community Care Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention
  6. 6 Mar 2002
    Health and Community Care Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention
  7. 22 May 2002
    Health and Community Care Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention
  8. 11 Sep 2002
    Health and Community Care Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention
  9. 4 Dec 2002
    Health and Community Care Committee
    Petitions
    2 mentions
  10. 25 Feb 2003
    Health and Community Care Committee
    Petitions
    3 mentions
  11. 7 Oct 2003
    Health Committee
    Petitions
    2 mentions
  12. 8 Dec 2004
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

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Comments

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