Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01604 · Session 4

Inquests for all deaths by suicide in Scotland

Closed Submitted 29 Feb 2016 Justice
Signatures
0
55 online signatures with a country
Comments
3
Considered
5 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to expand the remit of the review into the arrangements for investigating the deaths of patients under Section 37 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2015 to include an inquest-type system for all deaths by suicide in Scotland; and to include both patients who were released from hospital or receiving care in the community under Compulsory Treatment Orders.

What the petitioner did first

I contacted my local MSP, Christian Allard, during the recent consideration of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Bill to attempt to have my issue addressed through this process. Unfortunately my specific concerns were not addressed in the Bill as passed or, I feel, properly understood. With that result I am now taking forward this petition which was held back pending the outcome of the Bill.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 15 Sep 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention
  2. 8 Dec 2016
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 2 Mar 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 11 May 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  5. 21 Sep 2017
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

55 online signatures
  1. Scotland42 76.4%
  2. United Kingdom8 14.5%
  3. England3 5.5%
  4. Wales2 3.6%

Comments

3 comments, oldest first
  1. Hazel Roper 6 Mar 2016
    How can the families grieve & move on without at least some answers regarding these deaths.
  2. MALCOLM nICHOL 6 Mar 2016
    THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN CHANGED IN 2010 AFTER NHS TAYSIDE FAILED MY SON WHO WENT ON TO COMMIT SUICIDE AGED 22
  3. Jean Clark 9 Mar 2016
    i lost my son to suicide 11 years ago he was attending a clinic in our home town a normal hard working married man with two lovely children and i will never understand what made him do such a thing his treatment didnt do much for him but i hope this petition helps outhers