Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 08 February 2023
08 Feb 2023 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
New Petitions
Child Protection (Public Bodies) (PE1979)
Like, I assume, most of the committee, I would like to keep the petition open and gather more evidence on what the petition asks for. I would like to write to several stakeholders, including the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the Educational Institute of Scotland, Unison, the General Teaching Council for Scotland and the Scottish Social Services Council.
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The Convener
Con
Our next new petition is PE1979, regarding the establishment of an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer to investigate conc...
David Torrance
SNP
Like, I assume, most of the committee, I would like to keep the petition open and gather more evidence on what the petition asks for. I would like to write t...
Alexander Stewart
Con
I agree with that. I think that the petitioners have found that there is a gap, and there is no doubt that the process is confusing and complex. A whistleblo...
Fergus Ewing
SNP
I agree with all the comments thus far. I do not think that the Scottish Government’s reply is adequate or sufficient by any means. I note that several MSPs ...
The Convener
Con
We could also draw Mr Ewing’s comments to the attention of colleagues in the Scottish Parliament who have raised the issues, to see whether there is anything...
The Convener
Con
Thank you. That might not have felt like a long period of consideration, but I hope that the petitioners see that we are taking practical steps forward.