Prosecution of Elder Abuse

The Justice Committee is considering issues relating to the prosecution of elder abuse in Scotland. The Committee will gather written and oral evidence on this issue in February 2019 and then consider what further action, if any, it wishes to take.

Evidence

Written submissions were received from:

• Action on Elder Abuse Scotland (317KB pdf)
• Action on Elder Abuse Scotland - supplimentary submission (229KB pdf)
• Age Scotland (152KB pdf)
• Bows, Dr Hannah, Durham Law School (171KB pdf)
• Care Inspectorate (94KB pdf)
• Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (157KB pdf) 
• Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service - supplimentary submission (315KB pdf)
• Law Society of Scotland (129KB pdf)
• Police Scotland (146KB pdf)
• Police Scotland - supplimentary submission (173KB pdf)
• Protect (164KB pdf)
• Social Work Scotland (76KB pdf)

 Supplimentary written submissions were received from:

• Paul Greenwood, former Deputy District Attorney of San Diego County, California, USA (3MB pdf)

 The Committee took oral evidnece on elder abuse on 26 February 2019:

• Justice Committee, Official Report 26 February 2019
• Minutes of Justice Committee 26 February 2019

Correspondence

On 22 March 2019, the Justice Committee wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, setting out the evidence it had received, and asking what action the Scottish Government plans to take to address the prosecution of elder abuse in Scotland-

• Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice on Elder Abuse 20190322 (240KB pdf)

 On 23 May the Cabinet Secretary for Justice responded to the Committee's letter on Elder Abuse:

• Response from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice on Elder Abuse 20190523 (2.8MB pdf)