Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
The Committee focuses on:
- all public petitions submitted to the Parliament and determines if they meet the rules
- deciding what actions should be taken for all public petitions which meet the rules
- reviewing the operation of the public petitions system
- any other forms of public engagement the committee decides to undertake
View current and previous petitions on the public petitions system
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
The Parliament is in recess from 29 June 2024. There aren't expected to be any committee meetings until September.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Current work
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, A9 Dualling Project, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, A9 Dualling Project
Meeting date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Meeting date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions
Reports
Committee reports
Committee Remit
To consider public petitions addressed to the Parliament in accordance with these Rules (and any additional matter added under Rule 6.1.5A) and, in particular, to—
(a) decide in a case of dispute whether a petition is admissible;
(b) decide what action should be taken upon an admissible public petition; and
(c) keep under review the operation of the petitions system.
(d) consider and report on public policy or undertake post-legislative scrutiny through the use of deliberative democracy, Citizen’s Assemblies or other forms of participative engagement.
Current Members
Jackson Carlaw
David Torrance
Foysol Choudhury
Fergus Ewing
Maurice Golden
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members