Agenda item 3 is consideration of two petitions, the first of which is PE763, from Julia Clarke, on behalf of the Consumers Association. As members will know, the petition calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to implement urgently the findings of the Justice 1 Committee's session 1 report on regulation of the legal profession.Members will be aware that the Scottish Executive intends to legislate in the area and that the Law Society of Scotland has recently said that it is in favour of independent regulation of the legal profession. In the circumstances, it has been proposed that the petition should be closed, strictly on the understanding that the issues that have been raised will be addressed in the forthcoming legislation and that the petitioner will be able to make a submission at stage 1, which will be scrutinised by the Justice 2 Committee or whichever committee is designated as the lead committee.Do members agree to what has been proposed or should another course of action be taken?
Official Report · Committee
Petitions
Legal Profession (Regulation) (PE763)
Speakers
Choose an MSP to read only their contributions- Bill Butler Lab 2
- Carolyn Leckie SSP 1
The record
3 contributionsI agree to what has been proposed, but we should make it clear to the petitioner that we will ask them to submit evidence rather than simply that we recognise their right to submit evidence. We should be explicit.
I take your point. We can make that crystal clear when we write to the petitioner. Do members agree?Members indicated agreement.
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Everything on 6 Dec 2005 →- Scottish Parliament Justice 2 Committee Tuesday 6 December 2005 Committee business · 1
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- Subordinate Legislation Subordinate legislation · 1
- Petitions Petitions · 3
- Petitions Petitions · 3
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