PE1933 : Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland's redress scheme
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to widen access to Scotland’s Redress Scheme to allow Fornethy Survivors to seek redress.
Petitioner: Iris Tinto on behalf of Fornethy Survivors Group
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 19 April 2022
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (173.6KB, pdf) (174KB, pdf) posted 20 June 2022
Letter from CPPPC Convenor to the Deputy First Minister 10 January 2023 (207.8KB, pdf) (208KB, pdf) posted 10 January 2023
Enquiries into Fornthey House Residential School Report. (1MB, pdf) posted 27 February 2024
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15 June 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Deputy First Minister and Glasgow City Council. It also agreed to write to bodies representing victims/survivors of abuse.
Official Report of Meeting 15 June 2022
23 November 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 23 November 2022
03 May 2023: The Committee agreed to invite the Deputy First Minister to give evidence at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 03 May 2023
20 March 2024: The Committee took evidence from—
- Shona Robison - Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance
- Lyndsay Wilson, Unit Head - Policy and Communications, Redress, Relations and Response Division
- Barry McCaffrey, Lawyer, Scottish Government Legal Directorate, Children, Education, Rights Incorporation and Disclosure Division
The Committee agreed to consider the evidence at a later meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 20 March 2024
17 April 2024: The Committee agreed to invite Redress Scotland to give evidence at a future meeting. It also agreed to write to John Swinney MSP, the Law Society of Scotland, and Thompsons Solicitors. It also agreed to add the petition to the shortlist of possible subjects for the Committee to request a parliamentary debate on.
Official Report of Meeting 17 April 2024
12 June 2024 The Committee took evidence from —
- Kirsty Darwent, Chair, Redress Scotland
- Joanna McCreadie, Chief Executive, Redress Scotland
Official Report of Meeting 12 June 2024
Written Submissions
PE1933/A: Scottish Government submission of 24 May 2022 (86KB, pdf) (86KB, pdf) posted 24 May 2022
PE1932/B: Petitioner submission of 7 June 2022 (221.7KB, pdf) (222KB, pdf) posted 10 June 2022
PE1933/C: Glasgow City Council submission of 15 July 2022 (103KB, pdf) (103KB, pdf) posted 20 July 2022
PE1933/D: Victim Support Scotland submission of 5 August 2022 (115.8KB, pdf) (116KB, pdf) posted 18 August 2022
PE1933/E: Moira Anderson Foundation submission of 15 August 2022 (43.5KB, pdf) (44KB, pdf) posted 05 September 2022
PE1933/F:NAPAC submission of 26 August 2022 (224.3KB, pdf) (224KB, pdf) posted 05 September 2022
PE1933/G: Deputy First Minister submission of 8 September 2022 (181.9KB, pdf) (182KB, pdf) posted 23 September 2022
PE1933/H: Future Pathways submission of 30 September 2022 (150.7KB, pdf) (151KB, pdf) posted 05 October 2022
PE1933/I: Petitioner submission of 2 November 2022 (198KB, pdf) (198KB, pdf) posted 11 November 2022
PE1933/J: Martin Whitfield MSP submission of 23 November 2022 (91.8KB, pdf) (92KB, pdf) posted 25 November 2022
PE1933/K: Deputy First Minister submission of 6 February 2023 (92KB, pdf) (92KB, pdf) posted 14 February 2023
PE1933/L: Petitioner submission of 7 March 2023 (101KB, pdf) (101KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2023
PE1933/M: Petitioner submission of 14 August 2023 (173KB, pdf) (173KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2023
PE1933/N: Deputy First Minister submission of 29 September 2023 (140KB, pdf) (140KB, pdf) posted 03 October 2023
PE1933/O: Petitioner submission of 1 November 2023 (195KB, pdf) (195KB, pdf) posted 10 November 2023
PE1933/P: Deputy First Minister submission of 21 February 2024 (161KB, pdf) posted 27 February 2024
PE1933/R: Professor Diane McAdie submission of 11 March 2024 (211KB, pdf) posted 12 March 2024
PE1933/S: Brian Whittle MSP submission of 28 March 2024 (184KB, pdf) posted 04 April 2024
PE1933/T: Petitioner submission of 10 April 2024 (103KB, pdf) posted 10 April 2024
PE1933/U: Petitioner written submission, 24 April 2024 (97KB, pdf) posted 30 April 2024
PE1933/V: Thompsons Solicitors written submission, 28 May 2024 (75KB, pdf) posted 31 May 2024
PE1933/W:First Minister written submission, 29 May 2024 (58KB, pdf) posted 31 May 2024
PE1933/X: Law Society of Scotland written submission, 30 May 2024 (63KB, pdf) posted 31 May 2024
PE1933/Y: Petitioner written submission, 16 June 2024 (91KB, pdf) posted 19 June 2024
PE1933/Z: Petitioner written submission, 16 June 2024 (88KB, pdf) posted 19 June 2024