PE1977: Require social services to inform biological fathers of concerns about their children
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the law and update the National Guidance for Child Protection to require social services to inform biological fathers of concerns about their children.
Petitioner: Helen Duncan
Status: Closed
Date published: 03 October 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (148.4KB, pdf) (148KB, pdf) posted 01 November 2022
Committee Meetings
18 January 2023: The Committee agreed to write CELCIS – Scotland’s Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection, Shared Parenting Scotland, The Promise Scotland, Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, and The Scottish Child Law Centre.
Official Report of Meeting 18 January 2022
20 September 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 20 September 2023
Written Submissions
PE1977/A: Minister for Children and Young People submission of 27 October 2022 (134.8KB, pdf) (135KB, pdf) posted 09 November 2022
PE1977/B: Shared Parenting Scotland submission of 7 February 2023 (149.5KB, pdf) (150KB, pdf) posted 06 March 2023
PE1977/C: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) submission of 24 February 2023 (144.4KB, pdf) (144KB, pdf) posted 07 March 2023
PE1977/D:The Promise Scotland submission of 1 March 2023 (93.8KB, pdf) (94KB, pdf) posted 24 March 2023
PE1977/E: CELCIS (Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection) submission of 5 July 2023 (192KB, pdf) posted 12 July 2023