1.0Murray Blackburn Mackenziehttps://murrayblackburnmackenzie.orgKath Murrayhttps://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/author/kathmurray99/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4zAVIjTcyv"><a href="https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2021/10/06/mbm-response-to-the-citizen-participation-and-public-petitions-committee-decision-on-petition-1876/">MBM response to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee decision on Petition 1876</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/2021/10/06/mbm-response-to-the-citizen-participation-and-public-petitions-committee-decision-on-petition-1876/embed/#?secret=4zAVIjTcyv" width="600" height="338" title="“MBM response to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee decision on Petition 1876” — Murray Blackburn Mackenzie" data-secret="4zAVIjTcyv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://murrayblackburnmackenzie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/holyrood2-e1662638894309.jpg26721611We 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 also raises serious questions about policymaking in Scotland, and how significant changes to recording practices […]