PE1857: Regulate the role of curator ad litem
Petition summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to regulate the curator ad litem and ensure historical claims of malpractice of curators ad litem in Scotland are investigated.
Petitioner: Stephen Leighton
Status: Closed
Date published: 18 February 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
Committee meetings
1 September 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, the Scottish Social Services Commission, the Mental Welfare Commission, Law Society Scotland and the Office of the Public Guardian Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 1 September 2021
17 November 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that Section 17 of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 makes provision for a new regulatory regime for curators ad litem and is expected to be operational by 2023.
Official Report of Meeting 17 November 2021
Written submissions
PE1857/C: Scottish Legal Complaints Commission submission of 27 September 2021 (, ) posted 07 October 2021
PE1857/D: Scottish Mental Welfare Commission submission of 6 October 2021 (, ) posted 07 October 2021
PE1857/E: Scottish Social Services Council submission of 6 October 2021 (, ) posted 07 October 2021
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