All meetings of the committee

This is all meetings of Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee held in 2025. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

19th Meeting

10 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of evidence

18th Meeting

26 November

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

17th Meeting

12 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Emergency cardiac and stroke care thematic evidence session
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• Jenni Minto
  Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
  Scottish Government
• Kylie Barclay
  Senior Policy Manager, Long Term Conditions Policy
  Scottish Government
• Martin Macdonald
  Stroke Senior Policy Manager, Long Term Conditions Policy
  Scottish Government
• Will Wood
  Unit Head, Long Term Conditions Policy
  Scottish Government
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Consideration of new petitions
5. Consideration of evidence
6. Work programme

16th Meeting

29 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Emergency cardiac care thematic evidence session
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• Kym Kestell
  Policy and Public Affairs Officer
  British Heart Foundation Scotland
• Kirsty Morrison
  Policy and Campaigns Officer
  Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
• Steven Short
  Programme Lead, Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
  Scottish Ambulance Service
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Consideration of new petitions
5. Consideration of evidence

15th Meeting

08 October

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions

14th Meeting

24 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Healthcare Thematic Evidence session
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• Neil Gray
  Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
  Scottish Government
• Alan Morrison
  Deputy Director Health Infrastructure & Sustainability
  Scottish Government
• Douglas McLaren
  Deputy Chief Operating Officer
  Scottish Government
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Consideration of new petitions
5. Consideration of Evidence
6. Decision on publication of submission
7. Work programme

13th Meeting

10 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions

12th Meeting

25 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Evidence session
3. Consideration of Evidence

11th Meeting

18 June

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

10th Meeting

04 June

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

9th Meeting

21 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of report
5. End of session planning
6. Annual report

8th Meeting

07 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of a new petition
4. Consideration of report
5. Petition signature process

7th Meeting

23 April

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

6th Meeting

02 April

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

5th Meeting

19 March

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

4th Meeting

05 March

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions

3rd Meeting

19 February

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

2nd Meeting

05 February

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

1st Meeting

22 January

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of Correspondence

This is all meetings of Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee held in 2024. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

19th Meeting

11 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Petition signature process
5. Work programme

18th Meeting

27 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of evidence

17th Meeting

13 November

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

16th Meeting

30 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of Evidence
5. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

15th Meeting

09 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Work programme
5. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

14th Meeting

25 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

13th Meeting

11 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Work programme
5. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

12th Meeting

26 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

11th Meeting

12 June

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of evidence

10th Meeting

29 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
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• Nicola Sturgeon MSP
  former First Minister
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Consideration of new petitions
5. Evidence Session
6. Annual report

9th Meeting

15 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Update on public participation

8th Meeting

08 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into A9 dualling project
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• Alex Salmond
  former First Minister
3. Consideration of Evidence

7th Meeting

01 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Consideration of Evidence
5. Annual Report

6th Meeting

17 April

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of Evidence
5. Update on public participation

5th Meeting

20 March

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

4th Meeting

06 March

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

3rd Meeting

21 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of Evidence
5. Review of Evidence - PE1979 (in private)
6. Review of Evidence - A9 Dualling Project (in private)

2nd Meeting

07 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
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• Màiri McAllan
  Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy
  Scottish Government
• Lawrence Shackman
  Director, Major Projects
  Transport Scotland
• Jo Blewett
  Head of Sustainable Transport Projects
  Transport Scotland
• Rob Galbraith
  Head of Project Delivery
  Transport Scotland
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Consideration of new petitions
5. Evidence session
6. Work programme

1st Meeting

24 January

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
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• Grahame Barn
  Chief Executive
  CECA Scotland
and then from:
• Alison Irvine
  Interim Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Rob Galbraith
  Head of Project Delivery
  Transport Scotland
• Roy Brannen
  former Chief Executive
  Transport Scotland
• Michelle Quinn
  Interim Director-General Net Zero
  Scottish Government
4. Consideration of continued petitions
5. Consideration of new petitions
6. Evidence Session
7. Correspondence

This is all meetings of Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee held in 2023. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

19th Meeting

20 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Evidence Session
5. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

18th Meeting

06 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of evidence
5. Written submissions

17th Meeting

22 November

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of evidence

16th Meeting

08 November

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions

15th Meeting

25 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Written Submissions
5. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-2025
6. Previous action information in petitions
7. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

14th Meeting

04 October

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
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• George Adam
  Minister for Parliamentary Business
  Scottish Government
• Doreen Grove
  Head of Open Government
  Scottish Government
• Amy Watson
  Principal Research Officer
  Scottish Government
3. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
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• Alex Neil
  former Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment
4. Consideration of continued petitions
5. Consideration of new petitions
6. Public Participation Inquiry

13th Meeting

20 September

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions

12th Meeting

06 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Consideration of new petitions
5. Admissibility decision
6. Work programme

11th Meeting

28 June

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions

10th Meeting

14 June

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Public Participation Inquiry (in private)

9th Meeting

31 May

1. Decisions on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Decisions on publication of submission
5. Decision on sharing private papers
6. Public Participation Inquiry (in private)

8th Meeting

17 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Annual report

7th Meeting

03 May

1. Declaration of interests
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Public Participation Inquiry (in private)

6th Meeting

19 April

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

22 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Public Participation Inquiry

4th Meeting

08 March

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of a continued petition

3rd Meeting

22 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Public Participation Inquiry

2nd Meeting

08 February

1. Declaration of interests
2. Decision on taking business in private
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Consideration of new petitions
5. Consideration of new petitions (in private)

1st Meeting

18 January

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Work programme (in private)

This is all meetings of Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee held in 2022. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

19th Meeting

21 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of continued petitions
5. Consideration of a continued petition

18th Meeting

14 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Public Participation Inquiry
3. Public Participation Inquiry

17th Meeting

07 December

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of a continued petition
5. Public Participation Inquiry
6. Petitions management

16th Meeting

23 November

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions

15th Meeting

09 November

1. Declaration of interests
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Work programme (in private)

14th Meeting

26 October

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Public Participation Inquiry (in private)

13th Meeting

28 September

1. Declaration of interests
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Work programme (in private)

12th Meeting

29 June

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Work programme (in private)

11th Meeting

15 June

1. Scottish Government response to the Expert Working Group report on Institutionalising Participatory and Deliberative Democracy
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions
4. Consideration of continued petitions

10th Meeting

08 June

1. Consideration of continued petitions

9th Meeting

18 May

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Annual report
4. Work programme (in private)

8th Meeting

12 May

1. Consideration of a continued petition

7th Meeting

04 May

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Work programme (in private)

6th Meeting

20 April

1. Declaration of interests
2. Institutionalising Participatory and Deliberative Democracy (IPDD)
3. Consideration of continued petitions
4. Consideration of new petitions
5. Work programme (in private)

5th Meeting

23 March

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Work programme

4th Meeting

09 March

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Work programme (in private)

3rd Meeting

23 February

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Work programme (in private)

2nd Meeting

02 February

1. Decision on taking business in private
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of a new petition
4. Work programme

1st Meeting

19 January

1. Declaration of interests
2. Consideration of continued petitions
3. Consideration of new petitions

This is all meetings of Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee held in 2021. On meeting pages you can find agendas, meeting papers, minutes, and links to Official Reports and Scottish Parliament TV.

8th Meeting

01 December

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions

7th Meeting

17 November

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions

6th Meeting

03 November

1. Consideration of new petitions

5th Meeting

06 October

1. Declaration of interests
2. Consideration of new petitions
3. Consideration of continued petitions

4th Meeting

22 September

1. Consideration of new petitions

3rd Meeting

08 September

1. Consideration of continued petitions
2. Consideration of new petitions

2nd Meeting

01 September

1. Consideration of new petitions

1st Meeting 2021

23 June