Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Prescription and Limitation Act to allow retrospective claims to be made.
Petitioner: Jennifer Morrison Holdham
Status: Closed
Date published: 03 March 2021
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1 September 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 1 September 2021
17 November 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 17 November 2021
2 February 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Community Safety.
Official Report of Meeting 2 February 2022
18 May 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 18 May 2022
29 June 2022: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that, while the Scottish Government has undertaken to keep this area of law under review, the existing legislation already allows the courts to override the principal limitation time limits where it is persuaded that it is equitable to do so. In addition, the Scottish Government has no plans to collect and evaluate information on the use of judicial discretion under section 19A of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973.
Official Report of Meeting 29 June 2022
PE1860/A: Scottish Government submission of 1 June 2021
PE1860/B: Petitioner submission of 20 June 2021
PE1860/C: Minister for Community Safety submission of 6 October 2021
PE1860/D: Submission from Minister for Community Safety of 21 December 2021
PE1860/E: Minister for Community Safety submission of 11 March 2022 (124KB, pdf) posted 25 March 2022
PE1860/F: Scottish Government submission of 19 April 2022 (71KB, pdf) posted 12 May 2022
PE1860/G: Minister for Community Safety submission of 16 June 2022 (93KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2022