Public Petitions Committee
2nd Meeting, 2026
Julie MacDougall and David Torrance will be invited to declare any relevant interests.
Papers for this item:
Paper 1 - Declarations of interests (94KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
The Committee will decide whether to take item 5 in private.
The Committee will consider the following continued petitions—
PE1370: Justice for Megrahi;
PE1458: Register of Interests for members of Scotland's judiciary;
PE2136: Make non-fatal strangulation a standalone criminal offence in Scotland;
PE1933: Allow the Fornethy Survivors to access Scotland’s redress scheme;
PE1979: Establish an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer;
PE2099: Stop the proposed centralisation of specialist neonatal units in NHS Scotland;
PE2161: Extend the time period for complaints through the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman for neurodivergent people to two years; and
PE2202: Stop the Guga Hunt.
Papers for this item:
Paper 3 - PE1370 (133KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 4 - PE1458 (151KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 5 - PE2136 (114KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 6 - PE1933 (137KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 7 - PE1979 (171KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 8 - PE2099 (205KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 9 - PE2161 (101KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 10 - PE2202 (142KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Committee will consider the following new petitions—
PE2212: Conduct a national review of local authority safeguarding and equality compliance frameworks;
PE2213: Introduce the Small Animal road signs in Scotland;
PE2215: Introduce a Statutory National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strengthen Consequences for Bullying in Scottish Schools;
PE2216: Extend Young Persons' Free Bus Travel to include all under-26s;
PE2219: Review the Mandatory Minimum Five-Year Prison Sentence for Firearms Offences; and
PE2220: Support Retrofit Training for a Greener Scotland and Just Transition.
Papers for this item:
Paper 11 - PE2212 (226KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 12 - PE2213 (271KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 13 - PE2215 (222KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 14 - PE2216 (224KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 15 - PE2219 (254KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
Paper 16 - PE2220 (233KB, pdf) posted 07 September 2026
The Committee will consider its work programme.
Papers for this item:
1 private paper will be discussed during this agenda item
The Official Report of this meeting has not been published yet.