Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to establish a standardised timeframe for civil proceedings related to child custody cases, including a 14-day timeframe for proof hearings.
Petitioner: John Watson McMaster
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 22 May 2025
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SPICe Briefing (137KB, pdf) posted 13 October 2025
8 October 2025: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 08 October 2025
PE2166/A: Scottish Government written submission, 19 June 2025 (105KB, pdf) posted 08 July 2025
PE2166/B: Petitioner written submission, 29 September 2025 (126KB, pdf) posted 01 October 2025