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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

Previous meetings of the committee

See all meetings of the committee

Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Completed work

Budget scrutiny 2024-25

Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

Public Participation Inquiry

Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Continued Petitions

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

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

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

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

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Emergency Cardiac Care, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Decision on Taking Business in Private, Emergency Cardiac Care, Continued Petitions, New Petitions

See all of this committee's Official Reports

Work of the Committee: Reports

Committee reports

Annual Report of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 2025-2026

Published: 16 March 2026

A report about the work of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee during the Parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026.

Legacy Report of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, Session 6

Published: 16 March 2026

Report by the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee reviewing its work during Session 6 and making recommendations for its successor committee in Session 7

Annual report of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee 2024-2025

Published: 29 May 2025

Report by the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee outlining its work during the Parliamentary year from 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.

See all of this committee's reports

Work of the Committee: 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—

  1. decide in a case of dispute whether a petition is admissible;
  2. decide what action should be taken upon an admissible public petition; and
  3. keep under review the operation of the petitions system.
  4. 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.

Membership

Convener
Jackson Carlaw, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (23 June 2021 to 8 April 2026)
Deputy Convener
David Torrance, Scottish National Party (23 June 2021 to 8 April 2026)
Members
Foysol Choudhury, Scottish Labour (25 April 2023 to 2 September 2025)
Fergus Ewing, Independent (31 March 2022 to 8 April 2026)
Maurice Golden, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (29 June 2023 to 8 April 2026)
Bill Kidd, Scottish National Party (17 June 2021 to 11 January 2022)
Ruth Maguire, Scottish National Party (18 January 2022 to 31 March 2022)
Carol Mochan, Scottish Labour (19 January 2023 to 25 April 2023)
Davy Russell, Scottish Labour (2 September 2025 to 8 April 2026)
Alexander Stewart, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (23 September 2021 to 29 June 2023)
Paul Sweeney, Scottish Labour (17 June 2021 to 19 January 2023)
Tess White, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (17 June 2021 to 23 September 2021)
Substitute Members
Sharon Dowey, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (8 September 2021 to 29 June 2023)
Rhoda Grant, Scottish Labour (19 January 2023 to 31 January 2023)
Marie McNair, Scottish National Party (8 September 2021 to 8 April 2026)
Oliver Mundell, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (29 June 2023 to 8 April 2026)