Petition 1096 (pdf size 44 KB posted 01.11.2007)
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Petition by
William McCormack
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Closed Petitions - Petition PE1096
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Petition by William McCormack on behalf of Dumfries Welfare Rights, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take action, either through the introduction of new legislation or enhancing the enforcement of existing legislation, to ensure that all advice agencies in receipt of lottery or public funding exceeding £25,000 pa are subject to annual compulsory monitoring by specialist independent audit / peer review bodies in order to assess the standard and quality of advice given to the public by the staff and volunteers in such agencies.
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Petitioner:
William McCormack
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| On behalf of: Dumfries Welfare Rights |
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Number of signatures:
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1
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Date lodged:
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1 November 2007
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| SPICe Briefing: Briefing for PE1096 |
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Summary:
Written Submissions for PE1096
18 December 2007 : The Committee agreed to seek responses to the issues raised in the petition from the Scottish Government, Citizens Advice Scotland, Money Advice Scotland, Scottish Consumer Council, Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and the STUC covering unemployed workers centres. Link to Official Report 18 December 2007
18 March 2008 : The Committee agreed to close this petition on the grounds that agencies in receipt of public funding are already subject to monitoring through the Scottish Government standards or Citizen’s Advice audits and that there is a lack of support in the responses received for a further level of annual monitoring which is seen as disproportionate to the level of funding involved. Link to Official Report 18 March 2008
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