Seòmar agus comataidhean

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Agenda: 26 June 2024

12th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:30am

Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room

Agenda items:

Agenda published: Thursday, 20 June 2024 02:49pm

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

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1885: Make offering Community Shared Ownership mandatory for all windfarm development planning proposals;

PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme;

PE1966: Formally recognise and incorporate local knowledge in Scottish Government policy;

PE1986: Provide testing kits for drugs in public spaces;

PE2025: Improve the support available to victims of domestic violence, who have been forced to flee their home; and

PE2037: Improve literacy attainment through research-informed reading instruction.

Papers for this item:

Petition PE1885 (199KB, pdf) posted 20 June 2024

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2092: Change the law and prevent children aged 5 to 17 from drinking alcohol in their home or other private premises;

PE2093: Review and update the Scottish Ministerial Code; and

PE2096: Review the council tax system.

Papers for this item:

Petition PE2092 (290KB, pdf) posted 20 June 2024

The Committee will consider its approach to its draft report.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item