Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
5th Meeting, 2025
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1859: Retain falconers' rights to practise upland falconry in Scotland;
PE1953: Review Education Support staff roles;
PE1976: Backdate council tax discounts for dementia to the date of GP certification;
PE2021: Ensure the definition of protected animals in the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 applies to the sheep on St Kilda;
PE2028: Extend the concessionary bus travel scheme to include people seeking asylum in Scotland;
PE2074: Increase local government funding to help protect the vulnerable elderly population and prevent the closure of care homes;
PE2075: Prioritise local participation in planning decisions; and
PE2087: Pass a law making exercising a dog in a cemetery an offence.
Papers for this item:
Petition PE1859 (178KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
Petition PE1953 (146KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
Petition PE1976 (125KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
Petition PE2021 (196KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
Petition PE2028 (167KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
Petition PE2074 (145KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
Petition PE2075 (174KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
Petition PE2087 (131KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2133: Expand ScotRail’s Inter7City routes to include Dunfermline;
PE2134: Introduce legislation to make it a requirement for swift bricks to be installed in all new developments in Scotland, and include swifts in building surveys; and
PE2136: Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland.
Papers for this item:
Petition PE2133 (180KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
Petition PE2134 (200KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
Petition PE2136 (213KB, pdf) posted 13 March 2025
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item