Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee
13th Meeting, 2025
Davy Russell will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1947: Address Scotland's culture of youth violence;
PE2064: Ensure that under 16s charged with rape are treated as adults in the criminal justice system;
PE2089: Stop More National Parks in Scotland;
PE2109: Halt any further pump storage hydro schemes on Scottish lochs holding wild Atlantic salmon;
PE2110: Protect wild wrasse stocks;
PE2112: Conduct an independent review of childcare costs and availability in Scotland;
PE2120: Permanently remove peak fare pricing from ScotRail services; and
PE1864: Increase the ability of communities to influence planning decisions for onshore windfarms.
Papers for this item:
Petitions PE1947 PE2064 (301KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2089 (265KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2109 (304KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2110 (216KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2112 (235KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2120 (272KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE1864 (270KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2151: Grant protected status to primitive goat species in the Scottish Borders;
PE2153: Reduce council tax by 50% for single persons;
PE2157: Update planning advice for energy storage issues and ensure that it includes clear guidance for the location of battery energy storage systems near residences and communities;
PE2158: Introduce a maximum temperature for serving hot liquids to children in childcare settings;
PE2162: Prevent strangers from filming or photographing children in public play parks; and
PE2161: Extend the time period for complaints through the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman for neurodivergent people to two years.
Papers for this item:
Petition PE2151 (326KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2153 (238KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2157 (279KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2158 (297KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2162 (245KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
Petition PE2161 (244KB, pdf) posted 04 September 2025
The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.