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PE01727: Reporting crime in Scotland

Petitioner: Frances Nixon

Status:

Closed

Date Lodged: 01 August 2019

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation that would ensure all citizens in Scotland have a legal duty to report a crime they have witnessed.  

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Petition History:

SPICe Briefing (100KB pdf)

Summary

12 September 2019: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. It also agreed to write to the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service, the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Law Commission. Official Report of Meeting 12 September 2019

18 December 2019: The petitioner indicted that they wished to withdraw their petition.

Written submissions

PE1727/A: Petitioner submission of 20 June 2019 (88KB pdf)

PE1727/B: Scottish Law Commission submission of 3 October 2019 (97KB pdf)

PE1727/C: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service submission of 14 October 2019(87KB pdf)

PE1727/D: Law Society of Scotland submission of 18 October 2019 (99KB pdf)

PE1727/E: Scottish Government submission of 18 October 2019 (139KB pdf)

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• Do you think its worth discussion to raise the profile of victims and the lack of justice for some?

• Have you had experience of crime?  Were there witnesses who would not come to your aid? Did you find this difficult to deal with?

 

 

Victims often go unheard, ignored, die or suffer life changing effects. They often do so unnecessarily as many know of their plight but say and do nothing.

Frances Anne Nixon

21:01 on 20 Jun 2019

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