Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 14 June 2023
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
10th Meeting, 2023
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider petition PE1911: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems, taking evidence from —
Rt Hon. Dorothy Bain KC, Lord Advocate, and Andy Shanks, Head of the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
and then consider PE1992: Dual the A9 and improve road safety, taking evidence from —
Laura Hansler, Petitioner
Grahame Barn, Chief Executive, Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Scotland Ltd
and then from —
Lawrence Shackman, Director, Major Projects, Robert Galbraith, Head of Construction, and Morag MacKay, Development Management and Trunk Road Casualty Reduction Manager, Transport Scotland
and then consider —
PE1862: Introduce community representation on boards of public organisations delivering lifeline services to island communities;
PE1865: Suspend all surgical mesh and fixation devices; and
PE1962: Stop motorhomes parking overnight outwith formal campsites, caravan parks and Aires.
Papers for this item:
Paper 3 - Petition PE1911 (229KB, pdf) posted 08 June 2023
Paper 5 - Petition PE1992 (246KB, pdf) posted 08 June 2023
Paper 6 - Petition PE1862 (212KB, pdf) posted 08 June 2023
Paper 7 - Petition PE1865 (237KB, pdf) posted 08 June 2023
Paper 8 - Petition PE1962 (234KB, pdf) posted 08 June 2023
3 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
2. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2016: Raise awareness of Thrombosis in Scotland; and
PE2018: Recognise the value of swimming pools and provide financial relief to help keep pools open.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE2016 (179KB, pdf) posted 08 June 2023
Paper 2 - Petition PE2018 (243KB, pdf) posted 08 June 2023
3. Public Participation Inquiry
The Committee will consider a revised draft report and a summary version.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item