Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Agenda: 21 February 2024
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
3rd Meeting, 2024
Full agenda and available meeting papers
1. Decision on taking business in private
The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.
2. Consideration of continued petitions
The Committee will consider the following continued petition—
PE1947: Address Scotland's culture of youth violence, taking evidence from—
Emily Beever, Senior Development Officer, No Knives, Better Lives
Will Linden, Deputy Head of Unit and Head of Analysis, Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU)
Jonathan Watters, Community Policing Inspector, Police Scotland.
and then consider—
PE1864: Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms;
PE1916: Request a public inquiry into the management of the rest and be thankful project;
PE1957: Home Reports – make surveyors more accountable; and
PE2002: Ensure access to legal aid for people with disabilities.
Papers for this item:
Paper 2 - Petition PE1947 (204KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
Paper 4 - Petition PE1864 (844KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
Paper 5 - Petition PE1916 (754KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
Paper 6 - Petition PE1957 (754KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
Paper 7 - Petition PE2002 (151KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item
3. Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2050: Prohibit the use of recreational drones on national nature reserves without a permit from NatureScot;
PE2051: Improve the processes for protecting children and young people from traumatic incidents at school;
PE2058: Require all dog boarding kennels to install smoke detectors, smoke alarms and sprinkler systems; and
PE2059: Ensure pedestrian crossings cannot be disabled without an equivalent safety measure in place.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Petition PE2050 (252KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
Paper 2 - Petition PE2051 (216KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
Paper 3 - Petition PE2058 (242KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
Paper 4 - Petition PE2059 (248KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
4. Consideration of Evidence
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard under agenda item 2.
5. Review of Evidence - PE1979
The Committee will consider the evidence heard at its last meeting on 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:
Paper 1 - Petition PE1979 (220KB, pdf) posted 15 February 2024
6. Review of Evidence - A9 Dualling Project
The Committee will consider the evidence heard at its last meeting.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item