Summary:
22 April 2014: The Committee took evidence from Jody Curtis, Laura Ross, and Councillor Kenneth M Murray, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. The Committee agreed to write to the Justice Committee. Link to Official Report 22 April 2014 (430KB pdf)
Below: Jody Curtis giving evidence on Tuesday 22 April 2014
3 June 2014: The Committee agreed to refer the petition, under Rule 15.6.2, to the Justice Committee to consider as part of its remit with the request that the issues in the petition are raised at the planned evidence session with the chief inspectors of fire and constabulary. Link to Official Report 3 June 2014 (484KB pdf)
24 June 2014: The Justice Committee agreed to (a) consider the issues raised by both petitions during its forthcoming one-off evidence session with HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland and HM Chief Inspector of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service; (b) issue a call for written evidence on the issues raised by both petitions; and (c) inform the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing that it is considering Petition PE1510. Link to Official Report 24 June 2014 (324 KB pdf)
4 November 2014: The Justice Committee agreed to to keep the petition open to allow relevant issues to be raised in the context of its scrutiny of the Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2015-16. Link to Official Report 4 November 2014
3 February 2015: The Justice Committee agreed to keep the petition open while awaiting the forthcoming Audit Scotland report on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Link to Official Report 3 February 2015
21 April 2015: The Justice Committee agreed to keep the petition open and to consider it in the context of the Committee's evidence session on 28 April on fire and rescue service reform, and to write to Police Scotland seeking its comments on the effects of recent police control room closures on call handling. Link to Official Report 21 April 2015
29 September 2015: The Justice Committee considered PE1510 by Jody Curtis on the closure of police, fire and non-emergency service centres north of Dundee and agreed to write to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service seeking its response in relation to issues raised in HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland's (HMICS) call handling interim report and to keep the petitions open until a full report by HMICS on call handling has been published. Link to Official Report 29 September 2015
5 January 2016: The Justice Committee considered PE1510 by Jody Curtis on the closure of police, fire and non-emergency service centres north of Dundee and agreed to keep the petition open whilst monitoring progress. Link to Official Report 5 January 2016
23 February 2016: The Justice Committee considered PE1510 by Jody Curtis on the closure of police, fire and non-emergency service centres north of Dundee and agreed to keep the petition open and to recommend that a future justice committee gives further consideration to it. Link to Official Report 23 February 2016
Link to Justice Committee consideration of the petition
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