Petition 997 (pdf size 64 KB posted 15.09.2006)
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Petition by
Peter Cox
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Open Petitions - Petition PE997
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Petition by Peter Cox, on behalf of the Mothers for Justice Campaign, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to provide greater protection to the children and partners of abusive parents by introducing legislation to ensure that (a) where an allegation of abuse has been made against a parent, access rights are suspended pending a full investigation; (b) all previous convictions of an abusive parent are taken into account before access rights are granted; (c) all access hearings are held in open court; and (d) all sheriffs who deal with child custody cases are given appropriate training.
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Petitioner:
Peter Cox
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| On behalf of: Mothers for Justice Campaign |
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Number of signatures:
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1997
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Date lodged:
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14 September 2006
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Summary:
29 November 2006 : The Public Petitions Committee heard from Peter Cox and Sarah Campbell and agreed to seek views on the petition from Scottish Women’s Aid, Families Need Fathers Scotland, the Scottish Child Law Centre, the Judicial Studies Committee, the Scottish Courts Service, the Law Society of Scotland, the Association of Directors of Social Work, Victim Support Scotland and the Scottish Executive and to seek the views of the petitioner on the responses received. Link to Official Report - 29 November 2006
26 June 2007 : The Public Petitions Committee agreed to refer this petition to the Justice Committee for further scrutiny. Link to Official Report – 26 June 2007
11 September 2007 : The Justice Committee agreed to write to the Judicial Studies Committee inviting it to consider mandatory training for all sheriffs who deal with child contact/residency cases and to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice to explore the possibility of providing training more widely. Link to Official Report 11 September 2007
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