Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 22 March 2023
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
5th Meeting, 2023
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 and any future considerations of key issues and a draft report in private.
2. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape;
PE1884: Make whole plant cannabis oil available on the NHS or alternative funding put in place.
PE1936: Remove Potholes from Scotland’s Roads;
PE1942: Encourage peer support programmes in public sector organisations;
PE1943: Help prevent the destruction of greenfield sites by providing financial incentives towards the remediation and reuse of brownfield sites; and
PE1944: Enforce engine idling ban.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1876 (348KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
Paper 3 - Petition PE1884 (158KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
Paper 4 - Petition PE1936 (280KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
Paper 5 - Petition PE1942 (206KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
Paper 6 - Petition PE1943 (288KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
Paper 7 - Petition PE1944 (239KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
3. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1993: Reform the financial support for social work students on work placements;
PE1995: Improve support for victims of spiking;
PE1996: Take action to prevent discriminatory abortions for disability in Scotland;
PE1997: Introduce mandatory braille labelling for food products sold in Scotland; and
PE1999: Fully implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1993 (278KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
Paper 2 - Petition PE1995 (218KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
Paper 3 - Petition PE1996 (309KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
Paper 4 - Petition PE1997 (209KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
Paper 5 - Petition PE1999 (329KB, pdf) posted 16 March 2023
4. Public Participation Inquiry
The Committee will consider its approach to the inquiry.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item