Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting Agenda

18th Meeting, 2023

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Session: 6
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Start time: 09:30am
Published: Thursday, November 30, 2023 04:15pm

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 petition PE1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape, taking evidence from—

Dr Lucy Hunter Blackburn, Petitioner

Lisa Mackenzie, Petitioner

and then consider—

PE1928: Provide free rail travel for disabled people who meet the qualifications for free bus travel

PE1985: Evaluate Garages to Homes Developments

PE1989: Increase defibrillators in public spaces and workplaces

PE1995: Improve support for victims of spiking

PE2000: Ensure universities are held accountable to students under consumer law

PE2001: Withdraw the 'Supporting transgender young people in schools' guidance from Scottish schools

CPPP/S6/23/18/1(P) (Private Paper)

Petition PE1876 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/2, 268KB, pdf)

CPPP/S6/23/18/3(P) (Private Paper)

Petition PE1928 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/4, 190KB, pdf)

Petition PE1985 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/5, 193KB, pdf)

Petition PE1989 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/6, 266KB, pdf)

Petition PE1995 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/7, 259KB, pdf)

Petition PE2000 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/8, 276KB, pdf)

Petition PE2001 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/9, 286KB, pdf)

3 Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2041: Exempt community healthcare staff from parking charges

PE2043: Change the way gender theory is presented in schools

PE2046: Provide birth certificates for stillborn babies

PE2048: Review the FAST stroke awareness campaign

PE2049: Introduce buffer zones outside migrant accommodation

Petition PE2041 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/10, 278KB, pdf)

Petition PE2043 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/11, 204KB, pdf)

Petition PE2046 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/12, 239KB, pdf)

Petition PE2048 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/13, 259KB, pdf)

Petition PE2049 posted 30/11/2023 (Ref: CPPP/S6/23/18/14, 301KB, pdf)

4 Consideration of evidence

The Committee will consider the evidence it heard on PE1876: Accurately record the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape.

5 Written submissions

The Committee will consider revised guidance on written submissions.

CPPP/S6/23/18/15(P) (Private Paper)