Category: Scottish Parliament Public petition • Page 2
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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
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Registered sex offenders without a sex
This blog looks at Police Scotland recording policy as it applies to sexual offending statistics, and how Registered Sex Offenders are recorded under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).
19th September 2024
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Is Police Scotland recording policy an ‘operational matter’?
Introduction In June 2021 we lodged a petition with the Scottish Parliament Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, calling on the Scottish Parliament ‘to urge the Scottish Government to require...
13th September 2024
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‘Promoting a strong sense of belonging’? Police Scotland policy on recording rape does not take women’s interests seriously
Petition on accurately recording rape In June 2021 we lodged a petition with the Scottish Parliament Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, calling on the Scottish Parliament ‘to urge...
8th September 2024
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Update on our Scottish Parliament petition on recording sex accurately in cases of rape (January 2024)
Last week the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee discussed our ongoing petition which calls on the Scottish Parliament ‘to urge the Scottish Government to require Police Scotland, the Crown...
30th January 2024
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Letter to the Convener of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Following today’s parliamentary evidence sesssion on our petition to require Police Scotland to record sex accurately in cases of rape or attempted rape, we sent the letter below to...
6th December 2023
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Giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee
We have been asked to give oral evidence to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee about our petition on accurately recording the sex of those charged or convicted...
22nd November 2023
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Police Scotland policy on recording rape: an exercise in institutional sexism and misogyny
it is right for me, the right thing for me to do as Chief Constable, to clearly state that institutional racism, sexism, misogyny and discrimination exist… we know, I...
11th June 2023
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MBM note to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee. 6 March 2023
This note provides a further update on our petition. We comment on recent responses to the Committee, submitted by Police Scotland, the Scottish Government, the Crown Office and Prosecution Service...
6th March 2023