Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 19 January 2022
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
1st Meeting, 2022
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Declaration of interests
Ruth Maguire MSP will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
2. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1723: Essential tremor treatment in Scotland;
PE1855: Pardon and memorialise those convicted under the Witchcraft Act 1563;
PE1873: Provide hypnotherapy for the treatment of mental health, psychosomatic disorders and chronic pain;
PE1877: Provide body cameras for all frontline NHS staff;
PE1878: Investigate prosecutions under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003;
PE1881: Longer sentences for paedophiles and sexual predators;
PE1883: Open all toddler and baby activities within Tier 3 of COVID-19 /future pandemic lockdowns;
PE1888: Full legal protection for hedgehogs and moles;
PE1889: Financial support for self-employed people in the travel industry;
PE1891: Make swimming lessons a statutory requirement in the primary school curriculum; and
PE1894: Permit a medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) to be independently reviewed.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1723 (162KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 3 - Petition PE1855 (132KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 4 - Petition PE1873 (113KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 5 - Petition PE1877 (113KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 6 - Petition PE1878 (131KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 7 - Petition PE1881 (149KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 8 - Petition PE1883 (134KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 9 - Petition PE1888 (116KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 10 - Petition PE1889 (121KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 11 - Petition PE1891 (133KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 12 - Petition PE1894 (153KB, pdf) posted 26 January 2022
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
3. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1909: Remove the "gender-based crime" domestic abuse narrative and make it gender neutral and equal;
PE1912: Funding for council venues;
PE1914: Ban school uniforms in secondary schools; and
PE1916: Request a public inquiry into the management of the rest and be thankful project.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1909 (306KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 2 - Petition PE1912 (331KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 3 - Petition PE1914 (207KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022
Paper 4 - Petition PE1916 (241KB, pdf) posted 14 January 2022