PE1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape
Petition summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to require Police Scotland, the Crown Office and the Scottish Court Service to accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape.
Petitioner: Lucy Hunter Blackburn, Lisa Mackenzie, Kath Murray
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 07 June 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe briefing (112KB, pdf) (112KB, pdf) posted 15 March 2022
SPICe briefing 2023 (119KB, pdf) (119KB, pdf) posted 06 March 2023
Committee meetings
6 October 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Police Scotland, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Equalities and Human Rights Commission, the Lord Advocate and Scottish Courts Tribunal Service.
Official Report of Meeting 6 October 2021
23 March 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.
Official Report of Meeting 23 March 2022
22 March 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Crime Reporting Board and Police Scotland, and to invite the petitioners to give evidence at a later meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 22 March 2023
06 December 2023: The Committee took evidence from -
Dr Lucy Hunter Blackburn, Petitioner
Lisa Mackenzie, Petitioner
The Committee agreed to consider the evidence at a later meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 06 December 2023
24 January 2024: The Committee agreed to write to Police Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 24 January 2024
Written submissions
PE1876/A: Petitioner submission of 7 June 2021
PE1876/B: Martin A. Neill submission of 25 July 2021
PE1876/C: Kate Buchanan submission of 26 July 2021
PE1876/D: Anne Marie Docherty submission of 26 July 2021
PE1876/E: Mary Gordon submission of 28 July 2021
PE1876/F: Dr Laetitia Pichevin submission of 27 August 2021
PE1876/G: Frontline Feminists Scotland submission of 29 August 2021
PE1876/H: Professor Alice Sullivan submission of 27 August 2021
PE1876/I: Anonymous submission of 21 September 2021
PE1876/J: Scottish Government submission of 23 September 2021
PE1876/K: Petitioner submission of 3 October 2021
PE1876/: Fair Play for Women submission of 4 October 2021
PE1876/M: Anonymous submission of 4 October 2021
PE1876/N: Dr Shonagh Dillon submission of 4 October 2021
PE1876/O: For Women Scot submission of 4 October 2021
PE1876/P: Sharon Dowey MSP submission of 5 October 2021
PE1876/Q: Lesley Warrender Submission of 27 October 2021
PE1876/R: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service submission of 2 November 2021
PE1876/S: Crown Agent submission of 4 November 2021
PE1876/T: Submission from Police Scotland of 22 November 2021
PE1876/U: Petitioner submission of 16 March 2022
PE1876/V: Equalities and Human Right Commission Scotland submission of 17 March 2022
PE1876/W: Michelle Thomson MSP submission of 21 March 2022
PE1876/X: Petitioner submission of 22 March 2022
PE1876/Y: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service submission of 20 October 2022
PE1876/Z: Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans submission of 25 October 2022
PE1876/AA: Police Scotland submission of 3 November 2022
PE1876/BB: Petitioner submission of 6 March 2023
PE1876/CC: Scottish Crime Recording Board (SCRB) submission of 16 May 2023 (130KB, pdf) (130KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2023
PE1876/DD: Police Scotland submission of 30 May 2023 (150KB, pdf) (150KB, pdf) posted 01 June 2023
PE1876/EE: Petitioner submission of 30 June 2023 (165KB, pdf) (165KB, pdf) posted 06 July 2023
PE1876/FF: Police Scotland submission of 8 March 2024 (138KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2024