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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 08 November 2023

Wednesday, 08 November 2023

16th Meeting, 2023

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Consideration of continued petitions
  2. Consideration of new petitions

Agenda published: Thursday, 02 November 2023 02:02pm

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:

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: