Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 23 February 2022
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
3rd Meeting, 2022
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1855: Pardon and memorialise those convicted under the Witchcraft Act 1563 and will take evidence from petitioners Claire Mitchell QC and Zoe Venditozzi;
PE1854: Review the adult disability payment eligibility criteria for people with mobility needs; and
PE1910: Amend the forthcoming legal requirement to have interlinked fire and smoke alarms in small houses.
Papers for this item:
Paper 3 - Petition PE1854 (206KB, pdf) posted 18 February 2022
Paper 4 - Petition PE1910 (150KB, pdf) posted 18 February 2022
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
2. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1906: Investigate options for removing and reducing the impact of the central Glasgow section of the M8;
PE1915: Reinstate Caithness County Council and Caithness NHS Board;
PE1917: Provide full legal aid to all parents fighting for access to their children;
PE1919: Ban the sale of high caffeine products to children for performance enhancement;
PE1920: Introduce more thorough follow-up care for women with diabetes; and
PE1921: The Scottish Government must confirm that it will not introduce voter ID in devolved elections.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1906 (185KB, pdf) posted 18 February 2022
Paper 2 - Petition PE1915 (245KB, pdf) posted 18 February 2022
Paper 3 - Petition PE1917 (244KB, pdf) posted 18 February 2022
Paper 4 - Petition PE1919 (283KB, pdf) posted 18 February 2022
Paper 5 - Petition PE1920 (319KB, pdf) posted 18 February 2022
Paper 6 - Petition PE1921 (268KB, pdf) posted 18 February 2022
3. Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item