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)
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 whistleblower might well be what is required. By getting information from those organisations, we will get a better flavour of how the process is working. There is guidance in place but, as I said, I think that there is a gap in the process, which that action might help us to understand. Also, we should ask the Government how it plans to progress the issue, if the gap is perceived to be real, and we should ask to what extent it is focused on addressing it.
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The Convener
Con
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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.