Criminalise the submission of misleading or false information in child protection cases

What it asks

What the petitioner did first

1. 9 Dec 2020
   Public Petitions Committee

   New Petitions
   1 mention

1. Scotland27 69.2%
2. United Kingdom12 30.8%

1. V. Colvin 30 Oct 2020
   I fully support this petition against corruption in criminalising intentionally misleading child protection procedures. It should also be a crime for professionals to withhold vital evidence refuting any allegations, concerns. Families should be able to request evidence of risk of significant harm in proceedings. Opinions, concerns must be demonstrable and not simply corroboration between professionals when GiRFEC gangs hunt down families.
   These are real people, not simply a stat, no doubt many loving families who have come up against a professional who abuses their position and power. The system needs an overhaul, professionals need professional training as opposed inhouse training on necessity, thresholds for processing information, and GDPR in general, of which there is a serious lack in Scotland. The Supreme Court found that Scottish Child Protection legislation erred, and this also needs reviewed.
2. Clare Chalmers 30 Oct 2020
   Girfec Shanarri indicators added to over a decade of unlawful data collection sharing of data at wellbeing levels has allowed practitioners to abuse so many families Often times colluding between organisations to produce red flags with no real substance. There is much evidence to support this has happened time and again leading to false child protection cases being raised. This must be addressed. This must be stopped. It is important those practitioners raising concerns are held responsible for their own actions.
   Many practitioners to this day do not appear to realise the difference between wellbeing and welfare nor how to apply the law accordingly. There is much in the system that needs to change and holding practitioners responsible for their actions will be one way of ensuring good and fair practice going forward.
3. Samantha Kerr 6 Nov 2020
   I am in complete agreement with what this petitioner is asking the Scottish Parliament to consider very seriously, as the repercussions and the paramount wellbeing of the child is given no cognisance, and it is FACT that Police Scotland, Social Work and other agencies including Third Sector and Voluntary Organisations are giving evidence that has been shared unlawfully by Police Scotland iVPD.
4. Emmanuel Bique 7 Nov 2020
   Coercing a person or a child to hate another human being or his parent, is the worst example a parent teach their kids. The worst pathological damage done to the child present and future.
5. Mairead Murray 8 Nov 2020
   Any professional who mispresents a child should be held accountable.
6. Zoe Woods 8 Nov 2020
   Definitely needed. Professionals need to not think that they can walk around using the legal system as a tool using lies. It peverts real justice. And solicitor's are too scared to go up against them, why?
7. Lee Fraser 8 Nov 2020
   I think this is very important as being on the receiving end of false allegations that I was able to prove my ex would have been proven to be in contempt.
8. Samantha Kerr 8 Nov 2020
   It is essential that professional's working within the field of child protection do not make ill informed arbitrary decision's and when mistakes whether premediated or not accountability is required.
   
   Professionals have ethical standards in public life especially when it comes to the paramount wellbeing of Children, and it is routine for many of these professionals to made pre-mediated and prejudged reports and decisions based on false and libellous reports, evidences of deliberate recordings of conversations, statements and reports have been found on their databases and for this they made that choice to act unprofessionally that has serious detriment and harm to innocent individuals and that is wilful criminality.
9. David Greenwood 9 Nov 2020
   Fully support this
10. Jackson Reynolds 9 Nov 2020
    The system will change for the good of all.
11. Autumn Robinson 9 Nov 2020
    As a partner of a father fighting for fair access to his son, I have been on the receiving end of lies told about my character by the mother in court.
12. Ruth Hughes 11 Nov 2020
    Fully support this. I am well aware this happens constantly. There needs to be change. It is a criminal act that can have devastating consequences.
13. Barry Gale 5 Dec 2020
    I believe that all evidence in child protection proceedings should be given on oath, so that criminal proceedings can be brought if an offence is detected.
    
    PE01786 was a similar petition complaining about lack of prosecutions for the making of false or misleading statements in proceedings under the Mental Health Act. Evidence in those proceedings is also not given on oath. The petition was closed without this issue being acknowledged as a problem which causes disastrous outcomes for some patients. No action was recommended to tackle the issue.
14. Andrew Muir 5 Dec 2020
    They tried to take our child off us
    - based on lies.