Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
19th Meeting, 2022
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.
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:
Petition PE1859 (138KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1856 (223KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1909 (221KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1911 (201KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1928 (117KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
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:
Petition PE1965 (186KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1966 (288KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1967 (211KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1970 (266KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1971 (152KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1972 (195KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Petition PE1973 (196KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
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
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:
Petition PE1871 (164KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item