Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 22 February 2023
22 Feb 2023 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
New Petitions
Child Arrangement Orders (PE1984)
This is a very important issue. We have heard about some areas in the submissions that we have already received, but we need to get more information. We should write to the Scottish Government highlighting the online systems that have been introduced in Australia and in the Netherlands and seek information on what considerations have been given to developing a similar service in Scotland for parents who have separated. It would be very useful for us to collate information on other countries that have put that in place. It might be quite useful for us to seek the views of some of the organisations that we have here in Scotland, such as the Law Society of Scotland, the Family Law Association, the Scottish Legal Aid Board, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Relationships Scotland and the family law committee of the Scottish Civil Justice Council, to find out where we can take the petition. Those are my suggestions, convener.
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The Deputy Convener
SNP
Our next new petition is PE1984, on introducing the C100 form for child arrangement orders in Scotland, which has been lodged by Amy Stevenson. The petition...
Alexander Stewart
Con
This is a very important issue. We have heard about some areas in the submissions that we have already received, but we need to get more information. We shou...
The Deputy Convener
SNP
Do members agree with those suggestions? Members indicated agreement.