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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Meeting Agenda

9th Meeting, 2025

  • Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
  • Session: 6
  • Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
  • Start time: 09:30am
  • Published: Monday, June 9, 2025 10:49am

1 Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private.


2 Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE2020: Provide fertility treatment to single women;

PE2025: Improve the support available to victims of domestic violence, who have been forced to flee their home;

PE2088: Help eliminate cervical cancer through improved and at home HPV testing;

PE2093: Review and update the Scottish Ministerial Code;

PE2108: Obtain a second medical opinion before detainment under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003; and

PE2111: Fund early learning and childcare from 9 months. 



3 Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2141: Support the neurodiverse community by providing funding for psychoeducation;

PE2144: Ban the sale and use of artificial sweeteners in food and drinks;

PE2145: Bring in compulsory microchipping for cats in Scotland; and

PE2148: Improve Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult Mental Health Services transition.



4 Consideration of report

The Committee will consider the draft report: A blueprint for participation - embedding deliberative democracy in the work of the Scottish Parliament. 



5 End of session planning

The Committee will consider its end of session planning. 



6 Annual report

The Committee will consider a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2024 to 12 May 2025.



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