Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE01766 · Session 5

Legal aid for private criminal prosecutions for unwaged and, or, learning-disabled victims of abuse.

Closed Submitted 31 Oct 2019 Justice
Signatures
0
14 online signatures with a country
Comments
0
Considered
1 meeting
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to change the law to provide free legal aid to people who are unwaged and/or learning-disabled victims of abuse who wish to bring a private criminal prosecution.

What the petitioner did first

I have written to a number of MSPs. I have appealed to councillors and charities and many other political representatives.
I have spoken with the Home Office and other officials including police and COPFS. None of them have assisted and most have only ever wrote letters and some have undermined my case.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 24 Sep 2020
    Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

14 online signatures
  1. Scotland10 71.4%
  2. United Kingdom4 28.6%

Comments

No public comments.