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Chamber and committees

Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee


Agenda: 11 December 2024

Wednesday, 11 December 2024

19th Meeting, 2024

Start time: 09:30am
Location: T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room
Agenda items:

  1. Decision on taking business in private
  2. Consideration of continued petitions
  3. Consideration of new petitions
  4. Petition signature process
  5. Work programme

Agenda published: Thursday, 05 December 2024 02:46pm

Full agenda and available meeting papers


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—

PE1900: Access to prescribed medication for detainees in police custody;

PE1930: Ensure customers are always given information on cheapest possible fare in new Scotrail contract;

PE1947: Address Scotland's culture of youth violence;

PE1952: Specialist services for patients with autonomic dysfunction;

PE2012: Remove need for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) blood tests before prescribing Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT);

PE2051: Improve the processes for protecting children and young people from traumatic incidents at school;

PE2060: Review existing legislation and legal remedies against trespassers; and

PE2064: Ensure that under 16s charged with rape are treated as adults in the criminal Justice system.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


3. Consideration of new petitions

The Committee will consider the following new petitions—

PE2119: Help protect the Black Grouse by reviewing how new forestry schemes are regulated and implemented; and

PE2120: Permanently remove peak fare pricing from ScotRail services

Papers for this item:


4. Petition signature process

The Committee will consider the process for signing petitions.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item


5. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.

Papers for this item:

1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item