Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01763 · Session 5

Make the Scottish Police Federation comply with FOI legislation

Closed Submitted 7 Oct 2019 Justice
Signatures
0
66 online signatures with a country
Comments
4
Considered
1 meeting
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to make the Scottish Police Federation comply with The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

What the petitioner did first

Elaine Smith MSP has made many representations on my behalf including writing to the various First Ministers, Justice Ministers, Lord Advocates, Police Complaints Commission, Strathclyde Police Authority, Police Investigation Review Commission, Strathclyde Police Federation and the Scottish Police Federation.
Mrs Smith also lodged a number of parliamentary questions on my behalf including seeking clarification on the issue in July 2019 from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and from the Scottish Parliament Information centre.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 5 Dec 2019
    Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

66 online signatures
  1. Scotland51 77.3%
  2. United Kingdom9 13.6%
  3. England4 6.1%
  4. Bermuda1 1.5%
  5. Northern Ireland1 1.5%

Comments

4 comments, oldest first
  1. Matthew Sharkey 8 Oct 2019
    I am a serving Police Officer and feel strongly that the Scottish Police Federation DO NOT represent my welfare and need. The top ranks are a closed order and there is no way for rank and file officers to oust the leadership
  2. Norman Tinlin 12 Oct 2019
    As a retired police officer I entirely agree with the sentiments of the petition
  3. Derek Taylor 13 Oct 2019
    Transparency is a must if want trust
  4. Steven Wade 3 Nov 2019
    What have they got to hide ? PFEW has to comply so why not the SPF?