Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce legislation which recognises desecration or vandalism of war memorials as a specific criminal offence.
Petitioner: James Watson on behalf of Friends of Dennistoun War Memorial
Status: Closed
Date published: 23 August 2021
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SPICe Briefing for petition PE1893 (83KB, pdf) posted 21 September 2021
3 November 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Official Report of Meeting 3 November 2021
23 March 2022: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that there is legislation currently in place to deal with the vandalism and desecration of statutes and memorials, including war memorials, and the Scottish Government has no current plans to introduce new legislation for the specific purpose requested in the petition. In closing the petition, the Committee agreed to write to Historic Environment Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 23 March 2022
PE1893/A: Scottish Government submission of 21 September 2021
PE1893/B: Commonwealth War Graves submission of 15 February 2022