Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to extend Section 18 of the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021 to include survivors of abuse that occurred after 2004.
Petitioner: Linsay McRitchie
Status: Closed
Date published: 24 October 2025
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SPICe Briefing (114KB, pdf) posted 10 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
PE2197/A: Scottish Government written submission, 20 November 2025 (126KB, pdf) posted 27 November 2025
PE2197/B: Petitioner written submission, 6 January 2025 (142KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2026