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Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 04 October 2023

Wednesday, 04 October 2023

14th Meeting, 2023

Start time: 10:00am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny
  3. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project
  4. Consideration of continued petitions
  5. Consideration of new petitions
  6. Public Participation Inquiry

Agenda published: Monday, 02 October 2023 12:28pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 6 in private.


2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny

The Committee will take evidence from— 

  • George Adam
    Minister for Parliamentary Business
    Scottish Government
  • Doreen Grove
    Head of Open Government
    Scottish Government
  • Amy Watson
    Principal Research Officer
    Scottish Government

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Inquiry into A9 Dualling Project

The Committee will take evidence from—

  • Alex Neil
    former Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment

Papers for this item:

2 private papers will be discussed during this agenda item


4. Consideration of continued petitions

The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—

PE1902: To allow an appeal process for Community Participation Requests
PE1975: Reform the law relating to Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)
PE1979: Establish an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer to investigate concerns about the alleged mishandling of child safeguarding enquiries by public bodies
PE1984: Introduce the C100 form for child arrangement orders in Scotland
PE1986: Provide testing kits for drugs in public spaces

Papers for this item:


5. Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2013: Implementation of a National Dashcam Safety Portal
PE2032: Improve the support available to injured soldiers and veterans in Scotland
PE2033: Introduce a full ban on disposable vapes
PE2034: Stop the current proposals for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs) in Scotland
PE2038: Commission suitable NHS services for people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hyper mobility spectrum disorders

Papers for this item:


6. Public Participation Inquiry

The Committee will be invited to consider a recommendation by the Parliament's Participation and Communities Team for a People's Panel on Post-legislative scrutiny, and to consider its approach to the forthcoming Chamber debate on its report. 

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item