Chamber and committees

Public Petitions Committee

The Committee:

considers all public petitions that meet the rules for petitioning the Parliament
decides what action should be taken for all public petitions
reviews how the public petitions system works.

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The Public Petitions Committee usually meets on Thursday.

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Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, September 24, 2026

New Petitions

Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, September 10, 2026

Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Continued Petitions, Justice for Megrahi (PE1370), Judiciary (Register of Interests) (PE1458), Non-fatal Strangulation (Ban) (PE2136), Redress Scheme (Fornethy House Residential School) (PE1933), Child Protection (Public Bodies) (PE1979), Specialist Neonatal Units (Centralisation) (PE2099), Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (Neurodivergent People) (PE2161), Guga Hunt (PE2202), New Petitions

Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Interests, Deputy Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private

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Work of the Committee: Committee Remit

To consider public petitions addressed to the Parliament in accordance with these Rules and, in particular, to— a. decide in a case of dispute whether a petition is admissible; b. decide what action should be taken upon an admissible public petition; and c. keep under review the operation of the petitions system.