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Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 06 March 2024

Wednesday, 06 March 2024

4th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Consideration of continued petitions
  3. Consideration of new petitions
  4. Decision on publication of submission
  5. Consideration of Evidence

Agenda published: Tuesday, 05 March 2024 04:51pm

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:

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:


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.