Committee
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 06 March 2024
06 Mar 2024 · S6 · Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
Continued Petitions
Child Protection (Public Bodies) (PE1979)
I wonder whether the committee might consider writing to the Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise to recommend that she meet the petitioners to discuss their concerns about unresolved allegations relating to child safeguarding and to ask her what consideration the Scottish Government has given to the suggestion of the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland to develop a new principle for individual professionals and agencies responsible for child protection issues. The committee could also consider writing to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman to seek information on the effectiveness of an independent national whistleblowing officer for NHS services and its views on whether a similar approach should be adopted for education and children’s services.
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The Convener
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The Convener
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SNP
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