Category: Scottish Parliament Public petition
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Statement on the closure of our petition on recording sex accurately in cases of rape
Statement On Wednesday 10 December the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee closed our petition, which called for Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Scottish Court Service to accurately...
12th December 2025
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MBM response to Police Scotland’s evidence on recording sex accurately in cases of rape
“We are pleased that Police Scotland has moved to support our petition, and the wider principle of accurately recording sex across all crime types, as well trans status where...
12th November 2025
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Briefing note: Scottish Parliament public petition on recording sex accurately in cases of rape or attempted rape
Introduction On 2 June 2021 we lodged a petition with the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee, ‘calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to require Police Scotland, the Crown...
5th November 2025
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Police Scotland: Wasting parliamentary time?
Introduction This blog charts the extraordinary behaviour of Police Scotland over the past six years, in response to a simple question: could a rapist ever be recorded as a...
3rd March 2025
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Police Scotland review of sex and gender: letter to Chief Constable
We have written today to Jo Farrell, Chief Constable of Police Scotland, following her statement to the Scottish Police Authority’s board meeting on 26 September. Our letter is available...
11th October 2024
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Does the Scottish Police Authority understand the data it is scrutinising
Introduction On 26 September the Scottish Police Authority questioned the Chief Constable about Police Scotland’s policy on recording the sex of offenders. This blog argues that the discussion of published police...
11th October 2024
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Transcript of Sky News interview with Jo Farrell, Chief Constable of Police Scotland
On 25 September 2024, Sky News broadcast an interview with Jo Farrell, Chief Constable of Police Scotland, regarding the force’s policy on recording the sex of rapists. A complete...
28th September 2024
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Statement on Police Scotland recording policy U-turn
A letter from Police Scotland has just been published by the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee. It states: ‘The Committee should be absolutely assured that a man who commits...
25th September 2024
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Scottish Police Authority Chair’s report on Police Scotland recording policy
Introduction At this week’s Scottish Police Authority Board meeting (26 September), Board Members will question the Chief Constable on Police Scotland’s recording policy on sex and gender. The current...
25th September 2024
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Police Scotland statements on its recording policy: A timeline (updated May 2025)
Introduction Since 2019 Police Scotland has made various statements explaining and defending its policy in relation to recording the sex of suspects. This blog brings these together. This includes...
24th September 2024