Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
Meeting Agenda
6th Meeting, 2024
- Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Session: 6
- Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
- Start time: 09:30am
- Published: Friday, April 12, 2024 02:42pm
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 continued petitions—
PE1975: Reform the law relating to Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and will take evidence from—
Roger Mullin, Petitioner
Professor Justin Borg-Barthet, Convenor, Anti-SLAPP Research Hub
Ahsan Mustafa, Civil Justice Committee, Law Society of Scotland
Graeme Johnston, Scotland Anti-SLAPP sub-working group, UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition
and then consider—
PE1812: Protect Scotland's remaining ancient, native and semi-native woodlands and woodland floors;
PE1926: Expand universal free school meals for all nursery, primary and secondary school pupils;
PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme;
PE1956: Increase the provision of wheelchair accessible homes;
PE2017: Extend the period that specialist perinatal mental health support is made available beyond one year;
PE2033: Introduce a full ban on disposable vapes; and
PE02035: Recognise legal control of generalist predators as a conservation act.
CPPP/S6/24/6/1(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1975 191KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/2)
CPPP/S6/24/6/3(P) (Private Paper)
Petition PE1812 252KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/4)
Petition PE1926 210KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/5)
Petition PE1933 306KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/5)
Petition PE1956 247KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/7)
Petition PE2017 198KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/8)
Petition PE2033 324KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/9)
Petition PE2035 173KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/10)
3 Consideration of new petitions
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2066: Treat vapes and e-cigarettes like cigarettes and tobacco;
PE2071: Take action to protect people from airborne infections in health and social care settings;
PE2072: Offer covid-19 vaccine boosters to teachers and school staff; and
PE2073: Ensure accurate information is used when issuing court summons.
Petition PE2066 270KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/11)
Petition PE2071 294KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/12)
Petition PE2072 209KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/13)
Petition PE2073 279KB pdf posted 11/04/2024 (Ref: CPPP/S6/24/6/14)
4 Consideration of Evidence
The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2.
5 Update on public participation
The Committee will consider an update on public participation work.
CPPP/S6/24/6/15(P) (Private Paper)