Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reduce the financial barriers that prevent parents from having contact with their children by introducing a Scottish equivalent to the C100 form, with a fixed fee, for making applications for child residence or child contact orders.
Petitioner: Amy Stevenson
Status: Closed
Date published: 31 October 2022
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SPICe Briefing (152.9KB, pdf) (153KB, pdf) posted 14 December 2022
22 February 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the Law society of Scotland, Family Law Association, Relationships Scotland, Scottish Legal Aid Board, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, and the Family Law Committee of the Scottish Civil Justice Council.
Official Report of Meeting 22 February 2023
4 October 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government
Official Report of Meeting 04 October 2023
29 May 2024: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.
Official Report of Meeting 29 May 2024
PE1984/A: Shared Parenting Scotland submission of 6 December 2022 (102.7KB, pdf) (103KB, pdf) posted 09 December 2022
PE1984/B: Minister for Community Safety submission of 9 December 2022 (147.4KB, pdf) (147KB, pdf) posted 13 December 2022
PE1984/C: Claire Baker MSP submission of 24 January 2023 (135.6KB, pdf) (136KB, pdf) posted 31 January 2023
PE1984/D: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service submission of 31 March 2023 (97KB, pdf) (97KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2023
PE1984/E: Scottish Government submission of 3 April 2023 (96KB, pdf) (96KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2023
PE1984/F: Scottish Civil Justice Council submission of 3 April 2023 (160KB, pdf) (160KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2023
PE1984/G: Relationships Scotland submission of 4 April 2023 (158KB, pdf) (158KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2023
PE1984/H: Scottish Legal Aid Board submission of 6 April 2023 (94KB, pdf) (94KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2023
PE1984/I: Law Society of Scotland submission of 29 July 2023 (94KB, pdf) (94KB, pdf) posted 28 August 2023
PE1984/J: Minister for Victims and Community Safety submission of 6 November 2023 (118KB, pdf) posted 07 November 2023