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Bankruptcy Law<br />(Sequestration Recall Process) (PE865)
Item 5 is a referral from the Public Petitions Committee of a petition by Edward Fowler, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to investigate the sequestration recall process and to consider amending the law to allow a right to appeal to a sheriff for those who are made bankrupt by mistake. We have circulated a paper on the issue. The petition relates to a case in which it appears that HM Customs and Excise made a mistake. I listened to the evidence that was presented to the Public Petitions Committee and thought that the request seemed reasonable. Are members happy to accept the referral of the petition?
Do members agree to consider the petition as part of our stage 1 consideration of the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc (Scotland) Bill and to write accordingly to the petitioner?
I received an e-mail this morning from a person who supports the petition—I suspect that other members received it, too. Can we keep that individual informed?
Yes. We will need to take appropriate written, and possibly oral, evidence on the issue.