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Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

The Committee focuses on:

  • all public petitions submitted to the Parliament and determines if they meet the rules
  • deciding what actions should be taken for all public petitions which meet the rules
  • reviewing the operation of the public petitions system
  • any other forms of public engagement the committee decides to undertake

View current and previous petitions on the public petitions system

Next meeting of the committee

Start time: 9:30am, Wednesday 02 April 2025

Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room

Agenda:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Evidence Session
  3. Consideration of continued petitions
  4. Consideration of new petitions
  5. Consideration of Evidence
  6. Work programme

Future meetings of the committee

The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee usually meets fortnightly on Wednesdays.

Previous meetings of the committee

See all meetings of the committee

Work of the Committee

Current work

Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Reports

Committee Remit

To consider public petitions addressed to the Parliament in accordance with these Rules (and any additional matter added under Rule 6.1.5A) and, in particular, to—

(a) decide in a case of dispute whether a petition is admissible;

(b) decide what action should be taken upon an admissible public petition; and

(c) keep under review the operation of the petitions system.

(d) consider and report on public policy or undertake post-legislative scrutiny through the use of deliberative democracy, Citizen’s Assemblies or other forms of participative engagement.

Current Members

A photo of Jackson Carlaw MSP

Jackson Carlaw

Convener
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of David Torrance MSP

David Torrance

Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
A photo of Foysol Choudhury MSP

Foysol Choudhury

Member
Scottish Labour
A photo of Fergus Ewing MSP

Fergus Ewing

Member
Scottish National Party
A photo of Maurice Golden MSP

Maurice Golden

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members

Call for views

The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee is not currently seeking views on any of its work.

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Jyoti Chandola, the Clerk for the committee.