Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to launch an independent inquiry to examine: concerns that allegations about child protection, child abuse, safeguarding, and children’s rights have been mishandled by public bodies, including local authorities and the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS); gaps in the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry; and establish an independent national whistleblowing officer for Education and Children’s Services in Scotland to handle these enquiries in the future.
Petitioner: Neil McLennan, Christine Scott, Alison Dickie, and Bill Cook
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 06 October 2022
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SPICe Briefing (142.9KB, pdf) (143KB, pdf) posted 31 January 2023
9 February 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, COSLA, the EIS and Unison trade unions, General Teaching Council for Scotland, and Scottish Social Services Council.
Official Report of Meeting 08 February 2023
PE1979/A: Patricia Hewitt submission of 2 November 2022 (71.9KB, pdf) (72KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2022
PE1979/B: Claire Mooney submission of 3 November 2022 (93.6KB, pdf) (94KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2022
PE1979/C: Minister for Children and Young People submission of 28 November 2022 (135.1KB, pdf) (135KB, pdf) posted 30 November 2022
PE1979/D: Anonymous submission of 22 December 2022 (94.4KB, pdf) (94KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2023
PE1979:E: Edinburgh Peace Institute submission of 28 December 2022 (111.3KB, pdf) (111KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2023
PE1979/F: Anonymous submission of 3 January 2023 (98.3KB, pdf) (98KB, pdf) posted 20 January 2023
PE1979/G: Clare Chalmers submission of 7 January 2023 (119.8KB, pdf) (120KB, pdf) posted 20 January 2023
PE1979/H: Stephanie Morrison submission of 10 January 2023 (47KB, pdf) (47KB, pdf) posted 20 January 2023
PE1979/I: Petitioner submission of 11 January 2023 (169.6KB, pdf) (170KB, pdf) posted 20 January 2023
PE1979/J: Anonymous submission of 14 January 2023 (196.6KB, pdf) (197KB, pdf) posted 20 January 2023
PE1979/K: Helen Cadden submission of 3 February 2023 (57.2KB, pdf) (57KB, pdf) posted 06 February 2023
PE1979/L: Annice MacLeod submission of 3 February 2023 (82.3KB, pdf) (82KB, pdf) posted 06 February 2023
PE1979/M: Anonymous submission of 9 January 2023 (90.8KB, pdf) (91KB, pdf) posted 21 February 2023
PE1979/N: Anonymous submission of 31 January 2023 (180.2KB, pdf) (180KB, pdf) posted 21 February 2023
PE1979/O: Petitioner submission of 3 March 2023 (198.1KB, pdf) (198KB, pdf) posted 23 March 2023
PE1979/P: General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) submission of 13 March 2023 (149KB, pdf) (149KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2023
PE1979/Q: Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland submission of 13 March 2023 (264KB, pdf) (264KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2023
PE1979/R: Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) submission of 15 March 2023 (106KB, pdf) (106KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2023