Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 06 March 2024
Wednesday, 06 March 2024
4th Meeting, 2024
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take items 4 and 5 in private.
2. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE2035: Recognise legal control of generalist predators as a conservation act, taking evidence from—
Alex Hogg, Petitioner
and then consider—
PE1900: Access to prescribed medication for detainees in police custody;
PE1947: Address Scotland's culture of youth violence;
PE1952: Specialist services for patients with autonomic dysfunction;
PE1967: Protect Loch Lomond’s Atlantic oakwood shoreline by implementing the High road option for the A82 upgrade between Tarbet and Inverarnan;
PE1979: Establish an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer to investigate concerns about the alleged mishandling of child safeguarding enquiries by public bodies;
PE2009: Ensure fair access to Scottish universities for all residents in Scotland and the UK;
PE2012: Remove need for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) blood tests before prescribing Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT); and
PE2014: Revert to the appeals system used in 2022 for SQA exams.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE2035 (174KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 4 - Petition PE1900 (288KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 5 - Petition PE1947 (258KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 6 - Petition PE1952 (179KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 7 - Petition PE1967 (241KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 8 - Petition PE1979 (234KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 9 - Petition PE2009 (310KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 10 - Petition PE2012 (202KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 11 - Petition PE2014 (198KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
3. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2056: Introduce legislation allowing Scottish Ministers to intervene on the hire of public land;
PE2064: Ensure that under 16s charged with rape are treated as adults in the criminal justice system;
PE2065: Improve and prioritise pedestrian safety; and
PE2069: Ensure accuracy of statements informing Child Welfare Reports.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE2056 (292KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 2 - Petition PE2064 (227KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 3 - Petition PE2065 (264KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
Paper 4 - Petition PE2069 (312KB, pdf) posted 29 February 2024
4. Decision on publication of submission
The Committee will decide whether to accept a request to provide an anonymous submission for petition PE1979: Establish an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer to investigate concerns about the alleged mishandling of child safeguarding enquiries by public bodies.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
5. Consideration of Evidence
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.