Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE2061 · Session 6

Require solicitors to ensure capacity of vulnerable individuals by having a medical professional co-sign legal documents

Closed Submitted 29 Sep 2023
Signatures
423
Comments
0
Considered
4 meetings
in the Official Report

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to help prevent coercion of vulnerable, frail, and debilitated individuals by requiring solicitors to have a medical professional co-sign legal documents confirming the capacity of the individual.

Where it was considered

Official Report
  1. 24 Jan 2024
    Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    New Petitions
    2 mentions
  2. 30 Oct 2024
    Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  3. 18 Jun 2025
    Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention
  4. 28 Jan 2026
    Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
    Continued Petitions
    1 mention

Signatures by country

No online signatures are recorded for this petition; the total above may include paper signatures.

Comments

No public comments.