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PE1998: End legal loopholes for the Monarchy

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to:

  • legislate to abolish adaptations and exemptions to legislation requested by the Monarchy;
  • ensure all future communications between the Monarchy, Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament with representatives of the Monarchy are fully transparent and public;
  • publish the detail of all cases where laws have been adapted at the request of the Monarchy; and
  • prevent any such alterations to our laws from being implemented in the future.

Petitioner: Tristan Gray on behalf of Our Republic

Status: Closed

Date published: 05 January 2023

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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration


Committee Meetings 

19 April 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders.

Official Report of Meeting 19 April 2023


Written submissions

PE1998/A: Scottish Government submission of 23 March 2023 (82KB, pdf) (82KB, pdf) posted 27 March 2023