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.
View current and previous petitions on the public petitions system
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
The Public Petitions Committee usually meets on Thursday.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Decision on Taking Business in Private, New Petitions
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
Meeting date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Interests, Deputy Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private
Committee Remit
To consider public petitions addressed to the Parliament in accordance with these Rules and, in particular, to—
- decide in a case of dispute whether a petition is admissible;
- decide what action should be taken upon an admissible public petition; and
- keep under review the operation of the petitions system.
Current Members
Paul Sweeney
Convener
Scottish Labour
David Torrance
Deputy Convener
Scottish National Party
Julie MacDougall
Member
Reform UK
Cara McKee
Member
Scottish Green Party
Marie McNair
Member
Scottish National Party
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members