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Family Mediation Services (Funding) (PE1120)

Monday 30 March 2009 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 5 contributions · 3 speakers

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Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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The next petition is PE1120, by Brian McNair, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review its family law policies and spending levels to ensure that greater emphasis and funding is attached to family mediation services and providing more focused family support to children. The petitioner has been in front of us on a couple of occasions. Do committee members have views on how to deal with the petition?

Bill Butler Lab Glasgow Anniesland
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We have had detailed information from the Scottish Government on the funding that it will make available to family mediation services in each year up to 2010. Given that, I think that we should consider closing the petition.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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Are there any other comments from committee members? Do we concur with that suggestion?

Robin Harper Green Lothians
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It would be open to the petitioners to come back to the committee if, in 2010, there was a significant drop in the available funds for mediation services. We could alert them that our closing the petition would not be the end of the matter in that regard.

Frank McAveety Lab The Convener · Glasgow Shettleston
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We approve the recommendation to close the petition, while noting Robin Harper's comments.

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