Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 08 November 2023
Wednesday, 08 November 2023
16th Meeting, 2023
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1958: Extend aftercare for previously looked after young people, and remove the continuing care age cap and will take evidence from
Natalie Don, Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise,
Sarah Corbett, Care Experience Policy Manager, and
Cara Cooper, Unit Head, A Good Childhood: Children and Young People;
PE1859: Retain falconers' rights to practice upland falconry in Scotland;
PE1867: Establish a new national qualification for British Sign Language (BSL);
PE1913: Fast-track future Adult Disability Payment applications for people undergoing cancer treatment;
PE1918: Improve sex education in schools;
PE1934: Develop an educational resource on gender-based violence for all year groups in High School;
PE1939: Amend the date of birth to allow wider accessibility to the HPV vaccination programme for boys;
PE1969: Amend the law to fully decriminalise abortion in Scotland; and
PE1991: Develop an educational resource on abortion.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1958 (133KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 4 - Petition PE1859 (316KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 5 - Petition PE1859 SPICe Briefing (159KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 6 - Petition PE1867 (190KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 7 - Petition PE1913 (130KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 8 - Petition PE1918 (181KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 9 - Petition PE1934 (232KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 10 - Petition PE1939 (204KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 11 - Petition PE1969 (459KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 12 - Petition PE1991 (312KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
2. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2036: Write off student loan debts for paramedic students; and
PE2044: Recommit the £26 million pledged to colleges in the 2023/24 budget.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE2036 (219KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023
Paper 2 - Petition PE2044 (225KB, pdf) posted 02 November 2023