Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE00997 · Session 2

Petition by Peter Cox, on behalf of the Mothers for Justice Campaign, urge the Scottish Executive to provide greater protection to the children and partners of abusive parents by introducing legislation to ensure that (a) where an allegation of abuse

Lodged Submitted 14 Sep 2006 Justice
Signatures
1,997
Comments
0
Considered
5 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Petition by Peter Cox, on behalf of the Mothers for Justice Campaign, urge the Scottish Executive to provide greater protection to the children and partners of abusive parents by introducing legislation to ensure that (a) where an allegation of abuse has been made against a parent, access rights are suspended pending a full investigation; (b) all previous convictions of an abusive parent are taken into account before access rights are granted; (c) all access hearings are held in open court; and (d) all sheriffs who deal with child custody cases are given appropriate training.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 26 Jun 2007
    Public Petitions Committee
    Current Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 11 Sep 2007
    Justice Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 11 Dec 2007
    Justice Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 11 Mar 2008
    Justice Committee
    Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
    1 mention
  5. 28 Oct 2008
    Justice Committee
    Petitions
    1 mention

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