Petitioner: James Mackie
Status:
Closed
Date Lodged:
23 October 2019
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review current housing legislation in circumstances where a non-tenant has been responsible for domestic or elder abuse.
Summary
21 November 2019: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. It also agreed to delegate authority to the clerks to write to other relevant stakeholders. Link to Official Report of Meeting 21 November 2019
3 September 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. It also agreed to write to Fife Council, Action on Elder Abuse and Age Concern Scotland. Link to Official Report of Meeting 3 September 2020
12 November 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish
Government. Link to Official Report of Meeting 12 November 2020
13 January 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government has introduce a Bill that will provide the courts with a new power to impose protective orders which can remove a suspected perpetrator of domestic abuse from the home of a person at risk and prohibit them from contacting or otherwise harassing the person at risk while the order is in effect. Link to Official Report of Meeting 13 January 2021
- Should tenants have the right to ask partners or other family members to leave a property when there has been a history of domestic or elder abuse?