Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review the definition of domestic abuse in the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act and introduce a minimum sentence for severe offences.
Petitioner: Hannah Doig
Status: Closed
Date published: 09 September 2025
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SPICe Briefing (132KB, pdf) posted 13 October 2025
12 November 2025: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 12 November 2025
PE2182/A: Scottish Government written submission, 8 October 2025 (105KB, pdf) posted 15 October 2025
PE2182/B: Petitioner written submission, 4 November 2025 (86KB, pdf) posted 06 November 2025