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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 21 December 2022

Wednesday, 21 December 2022

19th Meeting, 2022

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Consideration of continued petitions
  3. Consideration of new petitions
  4. Consideration of continued petitions
  5. Consideration of a continued petition

Agenda published: Friday, 06 January 2023 10:05am

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.


2. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1859: Retain falconers rights to practice upland falconry in Scotland and will take evidence from the Minister for Environment, Hugh Dignon - Head of Wildlife Management Unit, Scottish Government and Land Reform and Stan Whitaker - Wildlife Management Manager, NatureScot;

PE1856: Support the taxi trade;

PE1909: Remove the "gender-based crime" domestic abuse narrative and make it gender neutral and equal;

PE1911: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems; and

PE1928: Provide free rail travel for disabled people who meet the qualifications for free bus travel.

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE1965: Limit estranged couples’ claim on an estate after 7 years of non-medical separation;

PE1966: Formally recognise and incorporate local knowledge in Scottish Government policy;

PE1967: Protect Loch Lomond’s Atlantic oakwood shoreline by implementing the High road option for the A82 upgrade between Tarbet and Inverarnan;

PE1970: Create an online account for parents to manage the 1140 hours of Early Learning and Childcare funding;

PE1971: Take Robust Action to Stop Motorcycle Theft;

PE1972: Allow Assisted Dying for people with long-term mental illness and consenting capacity; and

PE1973: End the use of Sheriffs Discretion when ruling on civil cases and provide clear legal guidance on division of assets.

Papers for this item:


4. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider correspondence to the Scottish Government on the following continued petitions -

PE1887:Create an Unborn Victims of Violence Act; and

PE1933:Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme.

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Consideration of a continued petition

The Committee will consider the following continued petition—

PE1871: Full review of mental health services and will take evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Hugh McAloon - Director of Mental Health, Scottish Government, Gavin Gray - Deputy Director, Improving Mental Health Services, Scottish Government and Dr Alastair Cook - Principal Medical Officer, Scottish Government.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item