Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 so that debt owed by domestic abusers to their survivors cannot be written off by sequestration.
Petitioner: Kevin McGillivray
Status: Closed
Date published: 10 October 2025
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SPICe Briefing (113KB, pdf) posted 19 November 2025
21 January 2026: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 21 January 2026
PE2192/A: Scottish Government written submission, 17 November 2025 (110KB, pdf) posted 17 November 2025
PE2192/B: Petitioner written submission, 18 November 2025 (89KB, pdf) posted 21 November 2025