Parliament Workbench

Petition · PE2284 · Session 7

Criminalise the denial of emergency accommodation and statutory homelessness rights in Scotland

Under Consideration Submitted 24 Aug 2026
Signatures
7
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0

What it asks

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 and the relevant Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act to make the intentional denial of statutory emergency accommodation, bureaucratic sabotage, and deceptive refusal techniques (commonly known as "gatekeeping" or "gaslighting" applicants) a specific criminal offence. This legislation must introduce personal criminal liability and mandatory prison sentences for both senior council officials who direct these policies and individual housing officers who execute them.

Where it was considered

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