PE01773: Reform rape law

• SPICe Briefing (159KB pdf) 

Summary

30 January 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. It also agreed to write to Abused Men in Scotland, the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service, the Law Society of Scotland, Police Scotland and Rape Crisis Scotland. Link to Official Report of meeting 30 January 2020 

24 September 2020: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that all of the written submissions received explain why rape is confined to crimes of penile penetration, that the conduct highlighted in the petition can currently be punishable to the same degree as rape, and that the Law Society of Scotland states that it does not consider that there is a failure to prosecute offending sexual behaviour affecting male complainers under the existing legislation. Link to Official Report of Meeting 24 September 2020

Written submissions

PE1773/A: Scottish Government submission of 24 February 2020 (104KB pdf)
PE1773/B: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service submission of 25 February 2020 (152KB pdf)
PE1773/C: Law Society of Scotland submission of 27 February 2020 (113KB pdf)
PE1773/D: Police Scotland submission of 28 February 2020 (120KB pdf)