Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 18 January 2023
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
1st Meeting, 2023
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1859: Retain falconers rights to practice upland falconry in Scotland;
PE1864: Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms;
PE1891: Make swimming lessons a statutory requirement in the primary school curriculum;
PE1900: Access to prescribed medication for detainees in police custody;
PE1902: To allow an appeal process for Community Participation Requests; and
PE1918: Improve sex education in schools.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1859 (210KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 3 - Petition PE1864 (294KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 4 - Petition PE1891 (159KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 5 - Petition PE1900 (281KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 6 - Petition PE1902 (185KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 7 - Petition PE1918 (201KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
2. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE1974: Adopt the A890 as a trunk road;
PE1980: Adopt the A832 between Achnasheen and Gorstan as a trunk road;
PE1975: Reform the law relating to Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs);
PE1976: Backdate council tax discounts for dementia to the date of GP certification;
PE1977: Require social services to inform biological fathers of concerns about their children; and
PE1978: Allow raw milk to be sold in Scotland.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1974 (222KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 2 - Petition PE1980 (219KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 3 - Petition PE1975 (307KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 4 - Petition PE1976 (254KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 5 - Petition PE1977 (203KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
Paper 6 - Petition PE1978 (228KB, pdf) posted 12 January 2023
3. Work programme
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item