Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE00944 · Session 2

Petition by Gary Strachan urge the Scottish Executive to (a) investigate why there is no presumption of equal access/residence for children with both parents after separation in Scottish law; (b) investigate bias against fathers as equal parents in t

Lodged Submitted 6 Mar 2006 Justice
Signatures
579
Comments
0
Considered
4 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Petition by Gary Strachan urge the Scottish Executive to (a) investigate why there is no presumption of equal access/residence for children with both parents after separation in Scottish law; (b) investigate bias against fathers as equal parents in the Scottish Court System; (c) investigate why contact orders are not enforced and (d) investigate why parental responsibilities and rights are ignored by the medical, welfare and governmental institutions to the detriment of children.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 18 Sep 2007
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 4 Dec 2007
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 18 Mar 2008
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 23 Sep 2008
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

No online signatures are recorded for this petition; the total above may include paper signatures.

Comments

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