PE01836: Expand the remit of the Care Inspectorate to investigate individual child protection complaints

SPICe Briefing (115KB pdf)

9 December 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Public Service Ombudsman, Children’s Hearings Scotland, Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, Scottish Child Law Centre and Who Cares? Scotland. Official Report of Meeting 9 December 2020

10 February 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government does not support the action called for in the petition as it believes it would pose a risk to local accountability and multi-agency working, would undermine legal processes, and that there are existing powers and duties in place to investigate such complaints and key stakeholders also do not support the action called for in the petition. Official Report of Meeting 10 February 2021

Written submissions

PE1836/A: Scottish Government submission of 24 November 2020 (65KB pdf)

PE1836/B: Petitioner submission of 26 November 2020 (82KB pdf)

PE1836/C: Scottish Public Services Ombudsman submission of 14 January 2021 (157KB pdf)

PE1836/D: The Promise submission of 15 January 2021 (69KB pdf)

PE1836/E: Petitioner submission of 25 January 2021 (86KB pdf)