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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 17 May 2023

Wednesday, 17 May 2023

8th 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. Annual report

Agenda published: Tuesday, 16 May 2023 11:04am

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.


2. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider PE1911: Review of Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as it relates to post-mortems, taking evidence from—

Dr James Adeley, Senior Coroner, Lancashire

Dr Simon Beardmore, Consultant Radiologist, Lancashire

Ann Edwards, Coroner Services Manager, Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen Council

Dr Mark Sissons, Consultant Pathologist, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

and then consider—

PE1916: Request a public inquiry into the management of the Rest and Be Thankful project

PE1930: Ensure customers are always given information on cheapest possible fare in new Scotrail contract

PE1952: Instruct Scotland’s NHS to form specialist services for patients with autonomic dysfunction

PE1957: Home Reports – make surveyors more accountable

PE1967: Protect Loch Lomond’s Atlantic oakwood shoreline by implementing the High Road option for the A82 upgrade between Tarbet and Inverarnan

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following petitions—

PE2007: Increase allotment provision for all and entitle Universal Credit claimants to a free plot;

PE2008: Provide funding for a separate mental health A&E for children; and

PE2009: Ensure fair access to Scottish universities for all residents in Scotland and the UK

Papers for this item:


4. Annual report

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2022 to 12 May 2023.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item