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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 22 March 2023

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

5th Meeting, 2023

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

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Consideration of continued petitions
  3. Consideration of new petitions
  4. Public Participation Inquiry

Agenda published: Tuesday, 21 March 2023 10:36am

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:

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:


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