Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 06 September 2023
Wednesday, 06 September 2023
12th Meeting, 2023
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Declaration of interests
Maurice Golden will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
2. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 5 and 6 in private.
3. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1905: Public Inquiry into the response of religious organisations to allegations of child sexual abuse since 1950
PE1911: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems
PE1955: Make the provision of public toilets a statutory duty
PE1973: End the use of Sheriffs Discretion when ruling on civil cases and provide clear legal guidance on division of assets
PE1974: Adopt the A890 as a trunk road
PE1980: Adopt the A832 between Achnasheen and Gorstan as a trunk road
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1905 (137KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Paper 3 - Petition PE1911 (239KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Paper 4 - Petition PE1955 (146KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Paper 5 - Petition PE1973 (165KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Paper 6 - Petition PE1974 and PE1980 (157KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
4. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2023: Stop the Deposit Return Scheme
PE2024: Create a national, public information programme to raise awareness of the impacts of steroids, selective androgen receptor modulators, and other performance enhancing drugs
PE2025: Improve the support available to victims of domestic violence, who have been forced to flee their home
PE2026: Eliminate Council Tax discounts for second homes and vacant properties
PE2027: Launch the Changing Places Toilet fund
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE2023 (176KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Paper 2 - Petition PE2024 (170KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Paper 3 - Petition PE2025 (184KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Paper 4 - Petition PE2026 (195KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Paper 5 - Petition PE2027 (225KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
5. Admissibility decision
The Committee will decide whether a proposed petition is admissible.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Admissibility Cover Note (87KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
6. Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item