Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 to allow for a two-year complaints period for people with cognitive disabilities.
Petitioner: Ivor Roderick Bisset
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 08 May 2025
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SPICe Briefing (127KB, pdf) posted 12 August 2025
10 September 2025: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.
Official Report of Meeting 10 September 2025
25 February 2026: The Committee agreed tokeep the petition open.
Official Report of Meeting 25 February 2026
10 September 2026: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman to seek further evidence and to write to the Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Committee to seek its views on the issues raised in the petition.
Meeting of the Public Petitions Committee, 10 September 2026
PE2161/A: Scottish Government written submission, 9 June 2025 (99KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2025
PE2161/B: Edward Mountain MSP written submission, 2 September 2025 (72KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
PE2161/C: Petitioner written submission, 26 August 2025 (101KB, pdf) posted 08 September 2025
PE2161/D: Scottish Public Services Ombudsman written submission, 15 October 2025 (129KB, pdf) posted 22 October 2025
PE2161/E: Rhoda Grant MSP written submission, 9 February 2026 (82KB, pdf) posted 17 February 2026
PE2161/F: Petitioner written submission, 13 February 2026 (132KB, pdf) posted 18 February 2026
PE2161/G: Scottish Government written submission, 6 August 2026 (85KB, pdf) posted 21 August 2026
PE2161/H: Petitioner written submission, 6 September 2026 (122KB, pdf) posted 08 September 2026