Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 21 December 2022
Wednesday, 21 December 2022
19th Meeting, 2022
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:
Paper 3 - Petition PE1859 (138KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 4 - Petition PE1856 (223KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 5 - Petition PE1909 (221KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 6 - Petition PE1911 (201KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 7 - Petition PE1928 (117KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
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:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1965 (186KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 2 - Petition PE1966 (288KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 3 - Petition PE1967 (211KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 4 - Petition PE1970 (266KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 5 - Petition PE1971 (152KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 6 - Petition PE1972 (195KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
Paper 7 - Petition PE1973 (196KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
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:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1871 (164KB, pdf) posted 15 December 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item