Scottish Parliament Public petition – MurrayBlackburnMackenzie

Police Scotland policy on recording rape: how did it evolve and where does responsibility lie?

Posted by Kath Murrayon January 8, 2022January 12, 2022in Criminal Justice and policing, Criminal justice data, Data collection, Policing, Scottish Parliament Public petition

In recent weeks Police Scotland’s policy on recording the identity of those charged with the crime of rape has received considerable media attention. As revealed in a bluntly worded Freedom of Information (FOI) response we received in April last year,…

MBM response to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee decision on Petition 1876

Posted by Kath Murrayon October 6, 2021November 28, 2021in Data collection, Scottish Parliament Public petition

We are pleased at the Committee’s decision to continue to work on the petition and gather further evidence. The petition raises substantive questions about the accuracy and reliability of criminal justice statistics, particularly in relation to serious sexual offending. It…

MBM response to Scottish Government submission on Petition 1876

Posted by Lisa Mackenzieon October 4, 2021in Scottish Parliament Public petition

The response states that it is “for Police Scotland to determine how the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape is recorded on the CHS”. Our petition asks that the Scottish Government require Police Scotland to…