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Child Abuse (Mandatory Reporting) (PE1551)

Tuesday 9 February 2016 Public Petitions Committee About 12:15 Petitions 5 contributions · 4 speakers

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Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Uddingston and Bellshill
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Our next petition is PE1551, by Scott Pattinson, on mandatory reporting of child abuse. Members have a note from the clerk and the submissions that have been received. I invite comments from members. There might be a bit of distance to go on this one.

David Torrance SNP Kirkcaldy
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Given that the UK Government has not yet launched its consultation on the issue, we should keep the petition open, so that we can find out what responses are made to the consultation.

John Wilson Ind Central Scotland
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I think that the petition will be one of those in our legacy paper, because the UK Government does not expect to report until September 2016. There is no point in the committee considering it further until the next session of Parliament.

Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Uddingston and Bellshill
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That is fine—that is a valid point. We will continue the petition and include it in our legacy paper.

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