PE1917 : Provide full legal aid to all parents fighting for access to their children
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to provide full legal aid to all parents who are fighting for access to their child/children regardless of their income.
Petitioner: Amy Stevenson
Status: Closed
Date published: 02 December 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (135KB, pdf) posted 21 December 2021
Committee Meetings
23 February 2022: The Committee agreed to write to One Parent Families Scotland, Relationships Scotland, and the Scottish Legal Aid Board.
Official Report of Meeting 23 February 2022
18 May 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 18 May 2022
29 June 2022: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government intends to introduce the Legal Aid Reform (Scotland) Bill during this parliament. In closing the petition, the Committee agreed to highlight to the petitioner that they can contact their local MSPs about pursuing amendments to the Bill (once introduced) to ensure that the issues raised in this petition are fully considered.
Official Report of Meeting 29 June 2022
Written Submissions
PE1917/A: Scottish Government submission 15 December 2021
PE1917/B: Submission from Relationships Scotland of 29 March 2022 (70KB, pdf) posted 01 April 2022
PE1917/C: Shared Parenting Scotland Submission of 18 April (66KB, pdf) posted 10 May 2022
PE1917/D: Petitioner submission of 8 May 2022 (71KB, pdf) posted 16 May 2022
PE1917/E:Scottish Government submission of 15 June 2022 (47KB, pdf) posted 16 June 2022